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Path Reproductive
Pathologies of the Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | development of malignant tumors in the breast |
| Cervical Cancer | malignancy of the cervix. the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in women |
| Endometriosis | the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus |
| Menopause | the period of life leading to permanent cessation of menstruation |
| Ovarian Cancer | malignant tumors in the ovaries; the second most common gynecologic cancer but it accounts for more deaths than any other gynecologic malignancy |
| Ovarian Cysts | fluid-filled sacs within the ovary |
| Premenstrual Syndrome | a cluster of symptoms that occur 3 to 14 days before menstruation and are relieved by its onset |
| Prostate Cancer | malignancy of the prostate gland. the most common cancer in the United States (approximately 240,890 cases in 2011) and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men |
| Uterine Cancer | malignancy of the uterus, the most common gynecologic cancer and accounts for 6% of all cancers in women |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia | Enlarged prostate gland presses on proximal end of urethra, causing difficulty starting urine stream, weak stream, urinary frequency and urgency, stopping and starting, incomplete bladder emptying, blood in urine; common with advancing age |
| Dysmenorrhea | Painful menstruation; primary, with no known pelvic cause; secondary to endometriosis, uterine fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
| Fibroid tumors | Common, often asymptomatic benign growths of uterine smooth muscle tissue, projecting into uterine cavity (submucosal fibroids) or outside uterus toward other organs (subserosal fibroids) |
| Testicular cancer | Most common cancer in American males age 15–34; more than 95% of men diagnosed with testicular cancer survive the disease |
| Prostatitis | |
| Chronic pelvic pain syndrome | |
| Pregnancy | |
| Sexually transmitted infections | |
| Bacterial vaginosis | |
| Chlamydia | |
| Gonorrhea | |
| Syphilis | |
| Nongonococcal urethritis | |
| Trichomoniasis | |
| Molluscum contagiosum | |
| Genital warts |
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