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126 Cards in this Set
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amni/o
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the amnion (sac around fetus)
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arch/e
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first
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blast/o
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germ or bud
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cervic/o
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neck
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enbry/o
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embryo
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gyn/o
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female
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gynec/o
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female
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hyster/o
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uterus
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labi/o
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lips
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lact/o
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milk
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mamm/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses, menstruation
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metr/a, o
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uterus
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oophor/o
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ovary
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o/o
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egg
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ov/o
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egg
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salping/o
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tube
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thel/o
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nipple
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uter/o
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uterus
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vagin/o
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vagina (sheath)
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vulv/o
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vulva (covering)
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areola
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pigmented area surrounding the nipple of the breast
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Bartholin's glands
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mucus-secreting glands surrounding the vagina
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breasts
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milk-secreting organs on the chest
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cervix;
cervical (adj) |
lower neck-like section of the uterus extending into the vagina
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clitoris
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erectile tissue at the anterior portion of the vulva
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corpus albicans
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retrogressed corpus luteum that is scar tissue
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corpus luteum
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yellow body formed in the ovary; the site of a ruptured ovarian follicle after ovulation
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endometrium
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mucous membrane layer of the uterine wall
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fallopian tube
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tube through which the ovum passes leading to the uterus
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fimbria
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fringe at the end of the fallopian tube
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follicle
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a spherical portion of cells that form a cavity
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fundus
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part farthest away from the opening
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Graafian follicle
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follicle in which the oocyte grows to full size
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gynecology
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the study and treatment of the female
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hymen
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membranous skin fold that may cover the external opening of the vagina
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labia majora
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outer folds of skin surrounding the vagina
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labia minora
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inner folds of skin surrounding the vagina
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lactiferous ducts
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tubular structures in the breast that carry milk to the nipples
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menarche
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onset of menses (the first menstrual period)
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mons pubis
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fatty elevation of tissue over the symphysis pubis
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myometrium
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muscular wall of the uterus
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neonate
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the period for the first month immediately after birth; the neonatologist usually specializes in the premature infant
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obstetrics
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study and treatment of pregnancy and birth
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oocyte
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immature egg cell
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oogenesis
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production of the female gametes (ova)
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ovum
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egg; the female's reproductive cell
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ovulation
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menstrual cycle step in which the ovum is released from the ovarian follicle
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perineum
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area between the vagina and the anus
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salpinx (sing)
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fallopian tube
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symphysis pubis
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joint between the pubic bones
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uterus
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muscular organ in the pelvic cavity that contains the growing fetus
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vagina
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opening to the uterus
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vestibule
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area between the clitoris and the opening of the vagina
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vulva
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female external genitalia
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amenorrhea
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absence of menses
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dysmenorrhea
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painful or difficult menstruation (period)
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hypermenorrhea
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long or excessive bleeding during period
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hypomenorrhea
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short or decreased bleeding during period
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menometrorrhagia
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irregular or excessive bleeding during, and between periods
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menorrhagia
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increased or excessive menstrual flow
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menorrhalgia
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painful menstruation
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metrorrhagia
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irregular bleeding between periods
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oligomenorrhea
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scanty menstrual flow
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agenesis
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absence of the vagina; failure of formation of the vagina
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atresia (cervical)
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absence of the cervical opening
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climacteric
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term for menopause
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cystocele
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condition involving a hernia of the bladder that pushes it into the vagina
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dyspareunia
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pain during sexual intercourse
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endometriosis
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benign condition in which there is aberrant uterine tissue growing outside the uterine wall.
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
uterus |
shrinks in size because of decreased myometrium; prone to prolapse or protrusion (falls from the pelvic cavity because of relaxing of sacral ligaments and weakened musculature)
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
ovaries |
atrophy of the cervical opening
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
vagina |
becomes shorter and narrower; decreases in elasticity because of increased connective tissue; thinning of the walls; drier; fragile because of epithelial atrophy
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Physiologic changes of menopause --
external genitalia |
deceased fat on mons pubis; decreased pubic hair; decrease in size of labia and clitoris
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endometrium
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mucous membrane layer of the uterine wall
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fibroids
myomas |
firm, mobile, nonmalignant nodules in the uterine wall
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human papillomavirus
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a sexually transmitted disease that is associated with small growths on the genitalia
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menarche
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onset of menses (the first menstrual period)
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menopause
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period of time when a woman's hormones are decreasing, causing many changes
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prolapse (uterine)
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the sinking of an organ into another orifice
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puberty
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onset of changes in the body that herald the physiologic maturity of the person
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rectocele
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prolapse of the rectum through the vagina
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salpingitis
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inflammation of the fallopian tube(s)
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sexually transmitted disease (STD)
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viral or bacterial infections that are transmitted between sexual partners
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speculum (sing)
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instrument that is inserted into an orifice to provide visualization
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thelarche
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beginning of breast development
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bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
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procedure to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes
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bilateral tubal ligation
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procedure to cut and/or cauterize the fallopian tubes
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colposcopy
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examination of the cervix using an endoscope
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dilation and curettage (D&O)
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procedure to dilate and scrape the cervical area
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human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
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blood test to determine pregnancy, a hormone produced by the placenta
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hysterectomy
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surgical removal of the uterus
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mammogram
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radiographic study of the breast
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pap smear
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the cytologic study of a scraping of the cervix
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AB, ab
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abortion
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BTL
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bilateral tubal ligation
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BSO
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bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
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D&C
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dilation and curettage
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DUB
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dysfunctional uterine bleeding
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GC
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gonorrhea
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GYN
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gynecology
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HPV
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human papilloma virus
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HRT
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hormone replacement therapy (usually refers to replacement at menopause)
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HSG
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hysterosalpingography
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IUD
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intrauterine device
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LMP
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last menstrual period
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OB
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obstetrics
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PMP
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previous menstrual period
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STD
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sexually transmitted disease
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TAH
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total abdominal hysterectomy
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TAH/BSO
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total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
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VH
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vaginal hysterectomy
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GYN
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gynecology
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HPV
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human papilloma virus
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HRT
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hormone replacement therapy (usually refers to replacement at menopause)
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HSG
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hysterosalpingography
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IUD
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intrauterine device
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LMP
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last menstrual period
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OB
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obstetrics
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PID
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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PMP
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previous menstrual period
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STD
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sexually transmitted disease
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TAH
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total abdominal hysterectomy
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TAH/BSO
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total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
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VH
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vaginal hysterectomy
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