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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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Uterine fibroids
Health care; Women’s health
Common, benign (noncancerous) tumours that grow in the muscle of the uterus, or womb. Fibroids often cause no symptoms and need no treatment, and they usually shrink after menopause. But sometimes ...
Engorgement
Health care; Women’s health
Condition in which breasts become overly full of milk. Engorged breasts may feel swollen, hard, and painful. Engorgement can lead to blocked milk ducts.
Amniotic fluid
Health care; Women’s health
Clear, slightly yellowish liquid that surrounds the unborn baby (fetus) during pregnancy. It is contained in the amniotic sac.
Fatty tissue
Health care; Women’s health
Connective tissue that contains stored fat. Also referred to as adipose tissue. Fatty tissue in the breast protects the breast from injury.
Umbilical cord
Health care; Women’s health
Connected to the placenta and provides the transfer of nutrients and waste between the woman and the fetus.
Carbohydrates
Health care; Women’s health
Compounds such as sugars and starches that occur in food and are broken down to release energy in the body.
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