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Amenorrhea
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The absence of menstrual periods is called amenorrhea. Primary amenorrhea is the failure to start having a period by the age of 16. Secondary amenorrhea is more common and refers to either the temporary or permanent ending of periods in a woman who has menstruated normally in the past. Many women miss a period occasionally. Amenorrhea occurs if a woman misses three or more periods in a row.
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Antenatal
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Preceding birth, also called prenatal
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Dysmenorrhea
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Dysmenorrhea
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Endometriosis
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A condition, usually resulting in pain and dysmenorrhea, characterized by the abnormal presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, frequently as cysts containing altered blood.
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Mammoplasty
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Surgery performed to change the size of breasts.
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Menorrhea
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The normal discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus.
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Nullipara
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a woman who has not given birth to a viable infant. The designation "para 0" indicates nulliparity.
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Postpartum
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Of or occurring in the period shortly after childbirth.
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Primipara
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A woman who has given birth to one viable infant, indicated by the notation para 1
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Mastectomy
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Mastectomy is the surgical removal of the breast for the treatment or prevention of breast cancer.
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Menarche
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The first menstrual period, usually during puberty.
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Gynecomastia
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Enlargement of one or both breasts in a male, usually seen in adolescents or elderly men due to excessive estrogen activity; occasionally there is even excretion of milk.
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Peau d'orange
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A dimpling of the skin that gives it the appearance of the skin of an orange. It is common in advanced breast cancer.
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Supernumerary
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Exceeding the normal or usual number; extra. (As in supernumerary nipples: an excessive number of nipples, which are usually not associated with underlying glandular tissue. They may vary in size from small pink dots to that of normal nipples. )
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Lumpectomy
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A lumpectomy is a type of surgery used to treat breast cancer. It is considered "breast-conserving" surgery because in a lumpectomy, only the malignant tumor and a surrounding margin of normal breast tissue are removed.
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Dyspareunia
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Pain in the pelvic area during or after sexual intercourse.
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Stress incontinence
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A sudden, involuntary release of urine caused by muscular strain accompanying laughing, sneezing, coughing, or exercise, seen primarily in older women with weakened pelvic musculature. Also called stress urinary incontinence.
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Gravida
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A pregnant woman; called gravida I (primigravida) during the first pregnancy, gravida II (secundigravida) during the second, and so on.
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Para
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A woman who has produced one or more viable offspring. Used with Roman numerals to designate the number of such pregnancies, as para 0 (none—nullipara), para I (one—primipara), para II (two—secundipara)
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Menorrhagia
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Abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals.
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