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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
Cirrhosis
Health care; Women’s health
The result of chronic liver disease, where the liver is scarred and no longer functions properly. This causes many complications, including build up of fluid in the abdomen, bleeding disorders, ...
Blood transfusion
Health care; Women’s health
The transfer of blood or blood products from one person (donor) into another person's bloodstream (recipient). Most times, it is done to replace blood cells or blood products lost through severe ...
Menopause
Health care; Women’s health
The transition in a woman's life when production of the hormone oestrogen in her body falls permanently to very low levels, the ovaries stop producing eggs, and menstrual periods stop for good.
Thyroid
Health care; Women’s health
The thyroid is a small gland in the neck that makes and stores hormones that help regulate heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and the rate at which food is converted into energy.
Genitalia
Health care; Women’s health
The reproductive (sex) organs, especially those outside the body, including the testicles and penis in a man, or the vulva in a woman.
