Women’s health

Women’s health

Health issues and subjects specific to women, such as menstruation, contraception, maternal health, child birth, menopause and breast cancer. These issues are often related to the female human anatomy such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to females.

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Occupational therapy

Health care; Women’s health

Therapy aimed to restore a person's basic skills, such as bathing and dressing.

Intimidation

Health care; Women’s health

To make someone fearful in order to make them do what another person wants them to do.

Forced prostitution

Health care; Women’s health

To make someone have sex for money, against their will.

Coercion

Health care; Women’s health

To force someone to do something that they do not want to do.

Ischemic stroke

Health care; Women’s health

A blockage of blood vessels supplying blood to the brain, causing a decrease in blood supply.

Sickle cell anaemia

Health care; Women’s health

A blood disorder passed down from parents to children. It involves problems in the red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are round and smooth and move through blood vessels easily. Sickle cells are ...

Schizophrenia

Health care; Women’s health

A brain disease that can cause loss of personality, agitation, catatonia (being in a statue-like state), confusion, psychosis (a disorder in which a person is not in touch with reality), unusual ...