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amenorrhea
lack of monthly flow
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colposcope
instrument used to examine the vagina and cervix by means of a magnifying lens
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contraception
process of preventing conception
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dysmenorrhea
difficult or painful monthly flow
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dyspareunia
difficult or painful sexual intercourse
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fibroma
fibrous tissue tumor
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genitalia
male or female reproductive organs
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gynecologist
physician who specializes in the study of the female
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gynecology
study of the female
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hysterectomy
surgical excision of the uterus
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hysterotomy
incision into the uterus; c-section
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hysteroscope
instrument used in the biopsy of the uterine tissue before 12 weeks of gestation
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lumpectomy
surgical removal of a tumor from the breast
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mammoplasty
surgical repair of the breast
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mastectomy
surgical excision of the breast
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menarche
begining of the monthly flow
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menopause
cessation of the monthly flow
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menorrhagia
heavy monthly flow
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menorrhea
normal monthly flow
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mittelschmerz
abdominal pain at the time of ovulation
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myometritis
inflammation of the muscular wall of the uterus
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oligomenorrhea
scanty monthly flow
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oogenesis
formation of the ovum
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oophorectomy
surgical excision of an ovary
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ovulation
process in which an ovum is discharged from the cortex of the ovary
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perimenopause
period of gradual changes that lead into menopause affecting a womens hormones, body and feeling
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postcoital
pertaining to after sexual intercourse
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retroversion
process of being turned backward such as displacement of the uterus with the cervix pointed forward
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salpingectomy
surgical excision of the fallopian tube
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salpingitis
inflammation of a fallopian tube
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vaginitis
inflammation of the vagina
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veneral
pertaining to or resulting from sexual intercourse
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endometriosis
condition in which the endometrial tissue occurs in various sites in the abdominal or pelvic cavity
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pelvic infammatory disease
infection of the upper genital area
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premenstrual syndrome
condition that affects certain women and can cause ditressful symtoms
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toxic shock syndrome
poisonous staphylococcus aureus infection that can strike young mentruating women
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uterine fibroid
benign fibrous tumor of the uterus made up of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within the wall of the uterus
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AH
abdominal hysterectomy
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PMS
premenstrual syndrome
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PID
pelvic inflammatory disease
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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STDs
sexually transmitted disease
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HRT
hormone replacement therapy
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contra-
against, oppisite
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genital
belonging to birth
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salping/o
tube, fallopian tube
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venere
sexual intercourse
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-genesis
formation, produce
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-oid
resemble, like, similar
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-scope
instrument for examining
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dys-
bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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men/o
month, mensus, menstruation
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-ectomy
surgical excision
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-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
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