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| growth of endometrium into the muscular portion of the uterus |
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| malignant tumor of the endometrium (aka uterine cancer) |
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| abnormal condition in which endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus in various areas in the pelvic cavity |
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| fibrocystic breast condition (FCC) |
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| disorder characterized by benign cysts in one or both breasts, may cause discomfort (aka fibrocystic breast disease) |
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| benign tumor of the uterine muscle (aka myoma of the uterus or leiomyoma) |
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| downward displacement of the uterus into the vagina (aka hysteroptosis) |
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| toxic shock syndrome (TSS) |
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| severe illness charatcerized by high fever, rash, vomiting, diarrhea and myalgia, followed by hypotension and in severe cases shock and death; caused by staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes |
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| abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina |
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| bilateral hysterosaplingo-oophorectomy |
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| excision of the uterus, ovaries and uterine tubes |
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| excision of the uterus, ovaries, uterine tubes, lymph nodes, upper portion of the vagina and surrounding tissue |
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| removal of breast tissue, nipple, lymph nodes and underlying chest wall muscle (aka Halsted mastectomy) |
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| removal of beast tissue and nipple (aka total mastectomy) |
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| removal of the cancerous lesion along with a margin of surrounding healthy breast tissue (aka partial mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery) |
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| anterior and posterior colporrhaphy (A&P repair) |
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| surgical repair of a weakened vaginal wall to correct a cystocele and a rectocele |
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| surgical removal of a cone-shaped area of the cervix, used in the treatment of noninvasive cervical cancer (aka cone biopsy) |
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| dilation an curettage (D&C) |
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| surgical procedure to widen the cervix and scrape the endometrium with an instrument called a curette; it is performed to diagnose disease, correct bleeding and empty uterine contents such as tissue remaining after a miscarriage |
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| procedure to destroy or remove the endometrium by use of a laser, electrical or thermal energy; used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding |
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| laparoscopy or laparoscopic surgery |
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| visual examination of the abdomiopelvic cavity accomplished by inserting a laparoscope through a tiny incision near the umbilicus |
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| excision of a fibroid tumor (myoma) from the uterus |
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| sentinel lymph node biopsy |
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| injection of blue dye and/or radioactive isotope to identify the sentinel lymph node(s), the first in the axillary chain and most likely to contain metastasis of breast cancer |
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| stereotactic breast biopsy |
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| technique that combines mammography and computer-assisted biopsy to obtain tissue from a breast lesion |
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| closure of the uterine tubes for sterilization by tying (ligation)(aka "tying of tubes") |
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| uterine artery embolization (UAE) |
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| minimally invasive procedure used to treat fibroids of the uterus by blocking arteries that supply blood to the fibroids; the blockage stops blood supply to the fibroids causing them to shrink |
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| transvaginal sonography (TVS) |
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| ultrasound procedure that uses a transducer placed in the vagina to obtain images of the ovaries, uterus, cervix, uterine tubes and surrounding structures |
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| CA-125 (cancer antigen-125 tumor marker) |
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| blood test used in the detection of ovarian cancer; it is also used to monitor treatment and determine extent of the disease |
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| cytological study of cervical an vaginal secretions used to determine the presence of abnormal or cancerous cells (aka papanicolaou smear) |
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| difficult or painful intercourse |
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| abnormal passageway between two organs or between an internal organ and the body surface |
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| cessation of menstruation; may be induced early surgically (bilateral oophorectomy) or medically (chemo side effect) |
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| premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
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| syndrome involving physical and emotional symptoms occurring in the 10 days before menstruation |
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| instrument used for opening a body to allow visual inspection |
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