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22 Cards in this Set
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Amenorrhea
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Lack of the monthly flow (menses or menstruation)
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Bartholinitis
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Inflammation of Bartholin's glands
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Cervicitis
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Inflammation of the uterine cervix
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Cystocele
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Hernia of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina
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Dysmenorrhea
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Difficult or painful monthly flow (menses or menstruation)
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Dyspareunia
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Difficult or painful sexual intercourse (copulation)
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Endometriosis
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Condition in which endometrial tissue occurs in various sites in the abdominal or pelvic cavity
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Fibroma/Fibroid tumor
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Fibrous tissue tumor.
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Mastectomy
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Surgical excision of the breast
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Menorrhagia
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Excessive uterine bleeding at the time of a menstrual period, either in number of days or amount of blood or both
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Menorrhea
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Normal monthly flow (menses, menstruation)
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Mittelschmerz
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Abdominal pain midway between the menstrual periods, which occurs at the time of ovulation and at the site of ovulation.
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Myometritis
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Inflammation of the muscular wall of the uterus
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Oligomenorrhea
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Scanty monthly flow (menses or menstruation)
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PID/Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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Infection of upper genital area; can affect uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes.
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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
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Condition that affects certain women and can cause distressful symptoms e.g. constipation, diarrhea, nausea, appetite cravings, headache, backache, muscular aches, edema, insomnia, clumsiness, irritability, indecisiveness, mental confusion and depression.
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Retroversion
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Process of being turned backward, such as the displacement of the uterus with the cervix pointed forward
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Salpingitis
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Inflammation of a fallopian tube
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Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Poisonous Staphylococcus aureus infection that can strike young, menstruating women.
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Uterine fibroid.
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Benign fibrous tumor of uterus made up of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within the wall of the uterus; also called uterine leiomyoma.
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Vaginitis
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Inflammation of the vagina
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Venereal
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Pertaining to or resulting from sexual intercourse
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