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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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Women’s health
Pain
Health care; Women’s health
A feeling triggered in the nervous system. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it may be constant. Once it is treated, pain usually goes away. However, sometimes pain goes on for weeks, ...
Hypnosis
Health care; Women’s health
A focused state of concentration used to reduce pain. With self-hypnosis, you repeat a positive statement over and over. With guided imagery, you create relaxing images in your mind.
Allergen
Health care; Women’s health
A foreign substance to the body's immune system that may cause an allergic reaction.
Cervical cap
Health care; Women’s health
A thimble-shaped latex cup that is inserted into the vagina before sex to block sperm from entering the cervix, and thereby preventing pregnancy.
Trans fat
Health care; Women’s health
A type of unsaturated fat. Foods made with partially hydrogenated or hydrogenated oils contain trans fat. Food manufacturers use trans fat to prolong the shelf life of processed food. Some trans fats ...
Pap test
Health care; Women’s health
A test that finds changes in the cells of the cervix. The test can find cancer or cells that can turn into cancer. To perform a Pap test, a health care provider uses a small brush to gently scrape ...
Beta-blockers
Health care; Women’s health
A type of medication that reduces nerve impulses to the heart and blood vessels. This makes the heart beat slower and with less force. Blood pressure drops and the heart works less hard.
