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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Interstitial cystitis

Health care; Women’s health

A long-lasting condition also known as painful bladder syndrome or frequency-urgency-dysuria syndrome. The wall of the bladder becomes inflamed or irritated, which affects the amount of urine the ...

Social worker

Health care; Women’s health

A licenced clinical social worker (L.C.S.W.) is trained in psychotherapy and helps people with many different mental health and daily living problems to improve overall functioning. Usually has a ...

Sepsis

Health care; Women’s health

A life-threatening condition usually caused by bacteria. It happens when the body's immune system overreacts and interferes with normal blood processes. This can cause clots which may block blood ...

Paralysis

Health care; Women’s health

A loss of muscle function in part of your body that occurs when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles.

Hepatitis C

Health care; Women’s health

A liver disease, caused by a virus, that makes the liver swells and stops it from working correctly.

Body mass index

Health care; Women’s health

A measure of body fat based on a person's height and weight.

Intestines

Health care; Women’s health

Also known as the bowels, or the long, tube-like organ in the human body that completes digestion or the breaking down of food. They consist of the small intestine and the large intestine.