Reproductive System - Female Diseases

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amenorrhea

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absence or abnormal stoppage of menstrual flow

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dysmenorrhea

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painful menstruation

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dyspareunia

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difficult or painful coitus

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coitus

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sexual connection of male and female; another term for intercourse

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dysuria

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painful or difficult urination

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hirsutism

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abnormal hairiness

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menometrorrhagia

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excessive uterine bleeding that occurs both during menses and at irregular intervals

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menorrhea

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term used interchangeably to mean both the normal flow of menstruation and profuse menstruation

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metrorrhagia

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uterine bleeding which occurs in varying amounts at totally irregular intervals, sometimes lasting a long time

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mittelschmerz

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pain which occurs during ovulation

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oligomenorrhea

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infrequent menstrual flow, usually occurring in cycles of 35 days to 6 months

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pica

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bizarre craving for strange foods or inedible materials

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pruritus vulvi

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severe itching of the external genitalia

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abortion

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premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception

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spontaneous abortion

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one of the most common types of abortions seen in medical reports and in natural in nature

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miscarriage

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naturally occurring abortion

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therapeutic abortion

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abortion deliberately induced by a physician

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abruption placentae

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a premature detachment of the placenta

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anovulation

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absence of ovulation

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Asherman syndrome

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persistent amenorrhea and secondary sterility due to intrauterine adhesions

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candidiasis

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any infection caused by a fungus of the genus Candida - commonly seen in the vagina

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cervicitis

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inflammation of the cervix

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cesarean section

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incision through the abdominal and uterine walls for the delivery of a baby.

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Chlamydia

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a genus of bacteria that multiply only within a host cell, a common STD

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dystocia

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abnormal or difficult labor

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endometriosis

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general benign disease in which function endometrial tissue is present in areas outside of the uterine cavity

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endometritis

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inflammation of the endometrium

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fibroadenoma

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adenoma (benign tumor) comprised of fibrous tissue

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fibrocystic disease

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formation of benign but painful cysts in the breasts

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fibromyoma

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benign tumors that contain both muscular and fibrous components and generally occur in the myometrium layer of the uterus

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leiomyoma

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another name for fibromyoma

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gonorrhea

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STD caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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herpes

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inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpes virus and is characterized by the formation of small clusters of vesicles

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hydatidiform mole

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an abnormal pregnancy in which the chorionic villi form a mass of cysts similar in appearance to a cluster of grapes

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infertililty

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a diminished or absent capacity to produce offspring

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leiomyoma

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a benign tumor derived from the smooth muscle (usually of the uterus)

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mastitis

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inflammation of a mammary gland or the breast

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melasma

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also called the mask of pregnancy

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nabothian cyst

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a small yellowish mass consisting of dilated endocervical gland and appearing at the external cervical os

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oophoritis

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inflammation of an ovary

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Paget disease

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an intraductal carcinoma of the breast

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placenta previa

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occurs when the placenta implants over or near the internal os of the cervix

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precocious puberty

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onset of sexual maturation at an earlier age than usual

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preeclampsia

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A complication of pregnancy which is characterized by hypertension, edema, and/or proteinuria

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puerperal infection

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any infection which afflicts the mother from the end of the third stage of labor until involution of the uterus, which is usually about three to six weeks

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salpingitis

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Inflammation of a uterine or fallopian tube

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syphilis

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(STD) that passes through three different stages and can be latent for years. It can affect any tissue or organ in the body. Primary symptoms include lesions or rashes and eventually it compromises major body systems.

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teratoma

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A neoplasm of the ovary which originates from germ cells, or any type of germ cell tumor

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neoplasm

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An abnormal growth

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trichomonas

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(STD) that is caused by a parasitic protozoa

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Turner syndrome

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developmental defect in which the ovaries are either absent or represented only by streaks of ovarian tissue in the broad ligaments. Menstruation does not occur

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vaginitis

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Inflammation of the vagina that is characterized by pain and purulent discharge