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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

Phototherapy

Health care; Women’s health

Treatment with light. Prescription phototherapy exposes the baby's skin to special fluorescent lights. In mild cases of jaundice, exposing the baby's skin to sunlight (taking care to avoid sunburn) ...

Digestive tract

Health care; Women’s health

Tube through which food passes and is digested, and wastes are eliminated. The digestive tract runs from the mouth to the anus and includes the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

Wean

Health care; Women’s health

When a baby gradually switches from breast milk to other sources of nourishment. When to wean your baby depends on a variety of personal issues, as well as the health of the mother and the baby.

Stillbirth

Health care; Women’s health

When a foetus dies during birth, or when the foetus dies during the late stages of pregnancy when it would have been otherwise expected to survive.

Seizures

Health care; Women’s health

Uncontrollable contractions of muscles that can result in sudden movement or loss of control, also known as convulsions.

Inflammation

Health care; Women’s health

Used to describe an area on the body that is swollen, red, hot, and in pain.

Haemorrhoids

Health care; Women’s health

Veins around the anus or lower rectum that are swollen and inflamed.

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