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Mesh

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--- female genital diseases and pregnancy complications

--- adnexal diseases

--- fallopian tube diseases --- fallopian tube neoplasms --- salpingitis

Salpingitis

Salpingitis is an infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes. It is often used synonymously with Pelvic inflammatory disease , although PID lacks an accurate definition and can refer to several diseases of the female upper genital tract, such as endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis,...

 --- ovarian diseases --- anovulation

Anovulation

An anovulatory cycle is a menstrual cycle during which the ovaries do not release an oocyte. Therefore, ovulation does not take place. However, a woman who does not ovulate at each menstrual cycle is not necessarily going through menopause...

 --- menopause, premature --- oophoritis

Oophoritis

Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries.It is often seen in combination with salpingitis .-See also:* Pelvic inflammatory disease...

 --- ovarian cysts --- polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common female endocrine disorders. PCOS is a complex, heterogeneous disorder of uncertain aetiology, but there is strong evidence that it can to a large degree be classified as a genetic disease....

 --- ovarian failure, premature --- ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a complication from some forms of fertility medication. Most cases are mild, but a small proportion are severe.-Causative medications:...

 --- ovarian neoplasms --- brenner tumor --- carcinoma, endometrioid --- granulosa cell tumor --- luteoma

Luteoma

Luteoma is a rare tumor of the ovaries.It can be associated with female pseudohermaphroditism.-Presentation:This type of ovarian tumor produces progesterone. The excess of this hormone produces the symptoms that accompany this disease....

 --- meigs syndrome

Meigs syndrome

In medicine, Meigs syndrome, also Meigs' syndrome, is the triad of ascites, pleural effusion and benign ovarian tumor . It resolves after the resection of the tumor...

 --- sertoli-leydig cell tumor --- thecoma

Thecoma

Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours....

 --- pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic inflammatory disease is a generic term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation with adhesions to nearby tissues and organs. This may lead to infections. PID is a vague term and can refer to viral, fungal, parasitic, though most...

 --- endometritis

Endometritis

Endometritis refers to inflammation of the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus. Pathologists have traditionally classified endometritis as either acute or chronic: acute endometritis is characterized by the presence of microabscesses or neutrophils within the endometrial glands, while...

 --- oophoritis

Oophoritis

Oophoritis is an inflammation of the ovaries.It is often seen in combination with salpingitis .-See also:* Pelvic inflammatory disease...

 --- parametritis

Parametritis

Parametritis is an inflammation of the parametrium .It is considered a form of pelvic inflammatory disease.-References:...

 --- salpingitis

Salpingitis

Salpingitis is an infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes. It is often used synonymously with Pelvic inflammatory disease , although PID lacks an accurate definition and can refer to several diseases of the female upper genital tract, such as endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis,...

--- sexual dysfunction, physiological

--- dyspareunia

Dyspareunia

Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse, due to medical or psychological causes. The symptom is reported almost exclusively by women, although the problem can also occur in men. The causes are often reversible, even when long-standing, but self-perpetuating pain is a factor after the original...

 --- vaginismus

Vaginismus

Vaginismus, sometimes anglicized vaginism, is the German name for a condition which affects a woman's ability to engage in any form of vaginal penetration, including sexual intercourse, insertion of tampons and/or menstrual cups, and the penetration involved in gynecological examinations...

--- urogenital diseases

--- kidney diseases, cystic --- medullary sponge kidney

Medullary sponge kidney

Medullary sponge kidney is a congenital disorder of the kidneys characterized by cystic dilatation of the collecting tubules in one or both kidneys. In people with nephrolithiasis, the frequency of medullary sponge kidney has been reported by various authors to be 1221%. The disease is bilateral...

 --- multicystic dysplastic kidney

Multicystic dysplastic kidney

Multicystic dysplastic kidney is a condition that results from the malformation of the kidney during fetal development. The kidney consists of irregular cysts of varying sizes and has no function....

 --- polycystic kidney diseases --- polycystic kidney, autosomal dominant --- polycystic kidney, autosomal recessive --- tuberculosis, urogenital --- tuberculosis, female genital --- tuberculosis, renal --- urogenital abnormalities --- bladder exstrophy

Bladder exstrophy

Bladder exstrophy is a congenital anomality in which part of the urinary bladder is present outside the body. It is rare, occurring once every 10,000 to 50,000 live births with a 2:1 male:female ratio. The diagnosis involves a spectrum of anomalies of the lower abdominal wall, bladder, anterior...

 --- epispadias

Epispadias

An epispadias is a rare type of malformation of the penis in which the urethra ends in an opening on the upper aspect of the penis. It can also develop in females when the urethra develops too far anteriorly...

 --- frasier syndrome

Frasier syndrome

Frasier syndrome is a urogenital anomaly associated with WT1.It was first characterized in 1964.-Presentation:Frasier syndrome presents at birth with male pseudohermaphroditism , streak gonads and progressive glomerulonephropathy...

 --- hypospadias

Hypospadias

Hypospadias is a birth defect of the urethra in the male that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus...

 --- multicystic dysplastic kidney

Multicystic dysplastic kidney

Multicystic dysplastic kidney is a condition that results from the malformation of the kidney during fetal development. The kidney consists of irregular cysts of varying sizes and has no function....

 --- nephritis, hereditary --- sex differentiation disorders --- freemartinism --- gonadal dysgenesis

Gonadal dysgenesis

Gonadal dysgenesis is a term used to describe multiple reproductive system development disorders. They are conditions of genetic origin. It is characterized by a progressive loss of primordial germ cells on the developing gonads of an embryo....

 --- gonadal dysgenesis, 46,xx --- gonadal dysgenesis, 46,xy --- gonadal dysgenesis, mixed --- turner syndrome

Turner syndrome

Turner syndrome or Ullrich-Turner syndrome encompasses several conditions in human females, of which monosomy X is most common. It is a chromosomal abnormality in which all or part of one of the sex chromosomes is absent...

 --- hermaphroditism --- hermaphroditism, true --- pseudohermaphroditism

Pseudohermaphroditism

Pseudohermaphroditism, or pseudo-hermaphroditism, is the condition in which an organism is born with secondary sex characteristics or a phenotype that is different from what would be expected on the basis of the gonadal tissue ....

 --- androgen-insensitivity syndrome --- denys-drash syndrome

Denys-Drash syndrome

Denys-Drash syndrome is a syndrome characterized by the following conditions:* gonadal dysgenesis* nephropathy* Wilms tumorDenys-Drash Syndrome is a very rare disorder.- Etiology :...

 --- kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome is a genetic disorder marked by anosmia and hypogonadism - the decreased functioning of the glands that produce sex hormones. Abnormalities in various genes may cause a defect in the hypothalamus, causing a deficiency of gonadotropin-releasing hormone ; this in turn causes...

 --- wagr syndrome

WAGR syndrome

WAGR syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are predisposed to develop Wilms tumour , Aniridia , Genitourinary anomalies, and mental Retardation...

 --- urogenital neoplasms --- genital neoplasms, female --- fallopian tube neoplasms --- ovarian neoplasms --- brenner tumor --- carcinoma, endometrioid --- granulosa cell tumor --- luteoma

Luteoma

Luteoma is a rare tumor of the ovaries.It can be associated with female pseudohermaphroditism.-Presentation:This type of ovarian tumor produces progesterone. The excess of this hormone produces the symptoms that accompany this disease....

 --- meigs syndrome

Meigs syndrome

In medicine, Meigs syndrome, also Meigs' syndrome, is the triad of ascites, pleural effusion and benign ovarian tumor . It resolves after the resection of the tumor...

 --- sertoli-leydig cell tumor --- thecoma

Thecoma

Thecomas or theca cell tumors are benign ovarian neoplasms composed only of theca cells. Histogenetically they are classified as sex cord-stromal tumours....

 --- uterine neoplasms --- endometrial neoplasms --- carcinoma, endometrioid --- endometrial stromal tumors --- sarcoma, endometrial stromal --- uterine cervical neoplasms --- vaginal neoplasms --- vulvar neoplasms --- urologic neoplasms --- bladder neoplasms --- kidney neoplasms --- carcinoma, renal cell --- wilms tumor --- denys-drash syndrome

Denys-Drash syndrome

Denys-Drash syndrome is a syndrome characterized by the following conditions:* gonadal dysgenesis* nephropathy* Wilms tumorDenys-Drash Syndrome is a very rare disorder.- Etiology :...

 --- wagr syndrome

WAGR syndrome

WAGR syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are predisposed to develop Wilms tumour , Aniridia , Genitourinary anomalies, and mental Retardation...

 --- nephroma, mesoblastic --- ureteral neoplasms --- urethral neoplasms

--- uterine diseases

--- uterine cervical diseases --- uterine cervical dysplasia --- uterine cervical erosion --- uterine cervical incompetence --- uterine cervical neoplasms --- uterine cervicitis --- endometrial hyperplasia

Endometrial hyperplasia

Endometrial hyperplasia is a condition of excessive proliferation of the cells of the endometrium, or inner lining of the uterus.Most cases of endometrial hyperplasia result from high levels of estrogens, combined with insufficient levels of the progesterone-like hormones which ordinarily...

 --- endometritis

Endometritis

Endometritis refers to inflammation of the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus. Pathologists have traditionally classified endometritis as either acute or chronic: acute endometritis is characterized by the presence of microabscesses or neutrophils within the endometrial glands, while...

 --- hematometra

Hematometra

Hematometra is a medical condition involving collection of blood in the uterus. It can rarely be caused by a proximal transverse vaginal septum, as can hematosalpinx.A collection or retention of blood in the uterine cavity. Also called hemometra....

 --- uterine hemorrhage --- menorrhagia

Menorrhagia

Menorrhagia is an abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals. Causes may be due to abnormal blood clotting, disruption of normal hormonal regulation of periods or disorders of the endometrial lining of the uterus...

 --- metrorrhagia

Metrorrhagia

Metrorrhagia, also known as breakthrough bleeding or spotting, is uterine bleeding at irregular intervals, particularly between the expected menstrual periods.In some women, menstrual spotting between periods occurs as a normal and harmless part of ovulation...

 --- uterine inversion

Uterine inversion

Uterine inversion is a potentially fatal childbirth complication with a maternal survival rate of about 85%. It occurs when the placenta fails to detach from the uterus as it exits, pulls on the inside surface, and turns the organ inside out.-Types:...

 --- uterine neoplasms --- endometrial neoplasms --- endometrial stromal tumors --- sarcoma, endometrial stromal --- uterine cervical neoplasms --- uterine prolapse

Uterine prolapse

Uterine prolapse is a form of female genital prolapse Uterine prolapse is a form of female genital prolapse Uterine prolapse is a form of female genital prolapse (also called pelvic organ prolapse or prolapse of the uterus (womb).Treatment is surgical, and the options include hysterectomy or a...

 --- uterine rupture

Uterine rupture

Uterine rupture is a potentially catastrophic event during childbirth by which the integrity of the myometrial wall is breached. In an incomplete rupture the peritoneum is still intact. With a complete rupture the contents of the uterus may spill into the peritoneal cavity or the broad ligament...

 --- uterine perforation

Uterine perforation

Uterine perforation is a potential complication of any intrauterine procedure. It may be associated with injury to surrounding blood vessels or viscera such as the bladder or intestine. If not diagnosed at the time of the procedure it can result in massive hemorrhage or sepsis...

--- vaginal diseases

--- dyspareunia

Dyspareunia

Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse, due to medical or psychological causes. The symptom is reported almost exclusively by women, although the problem can also occur in men. The causes are often reversible, even when long-standing, but self-perpetuating pain is a factor after the original...

 --- hematocolpos

Hematocolpos

Hematocolpos is a medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood. It is often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen....

 --- hydrocolpos

Hydrocolpos

Hydrocolpos is the distension of the vagina caused by accumulation of fluid due to congenital vaginal obstruction. The obstruction is often caused by an imperforate hymen or less commonly a transverse vaginal septum. The fluid consists of cervical and endometrial mucus or in rare instances urine...

 --- vaginal discharge

Vaginal discharge

Vaginal discharge is term given to biological fluids contained within or expelled from the vagina.While most discharge is normal and can reflect the various stages of a woman's cycle, some discharge can be a result of an infection, such as a sexually transmitted disease.The term blennorrhea is...

 --- leukorrhea

Leukorrhea

Leukorrhea or leucorrhoea is a medical term that denotes a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal discharge.There are many causes of leukorrhea, the usual one being estrogen imbalance...

 --- vaginal fistula --- vaginal neoplasms --- vaginismus

Vaginismus

Vaginismus, sometimes anglicized vaginism, is the German name for a condition which affects a woman's ability to engage in any form of vaginal penetration, including sexual intercourse, insertion of tampons and/or menstrual cups, and the penetration involved in gynecological examinations...

 --- vaginitis

Vaginitis

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina. It can result in discharge, itching and pain, and is often associated with an irritation or infection of the vulva. It is usually due to infection. The three main kinds of vaginitis are bacterial vaginosis , vaginal candidiasis, and trichomoniasis. A...

 --- trichomonas vaginitis --- vaginosis, bacterial --- vulvovaginitis --- candidiasis, vulvovaginal

--- vulvar diseases

--- pruritus vulvae

Pruritus vulvae

Pruritus vulvae is pruritus of the vulva, which is the counterpart of pruritus scroti, and may be caused by many different causes.- Causes :This condition is a symptom of an underlying condition more often than it is a primary condition....

 --- vulvar lichen sclerosus --- vulvar neoplasms --- vulvitis

Vulvitis

Vulvitis is a condition of inflammation of the vulva of a female.Vulvitis is inflammation of the external genital organs of the female . The vulva includes the labia, clitoris, and entrance to the vagina . An inflammation of the vulva is referred to as vulvitis. Vulvitis, like vaginitis, may be...

 --- vulvovaginitis --- candidiasis, vulvovaginal

--- abortion, spontaneous

--- abortion, habitual --- uterine cervical incompetence --- abortion, incomplete --- abortion, missed --- abortion, septic --- abortion, threatened --- abortion, veterinary --- embryo loss

--- diabetes, gestational

--- fetal macrosomia

--- fetal diseases

--- chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis is an inflammation of the fetal membranes due to a bacterial infection. It typically results from bacteria ascending into the uterus from the vagina and is most often associated with prolonged labour...

 --- erythroblastosis, fetal --- hydrops fetalis

Hydrops fetalis

Hydrops fetalis is a condition in the fetus characterized by an accumulation of fluid, or edema, in at least two fetal compartments. By comparison, hydrops allantois or hydrops amnion are an accumulation of excessive fluid in the allantoic or amniotic space respectively.-Presentation:Locations can...

 --- fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Current research also implicates other lifestyle choices made by the prospective mother...

 --- fetal growth retardation --- fetal hypoxia --- fetal macrosomia --- fetal nutrition disorders --- meconium aspiration syndrome

Meconium aspiration syndrome

Meconium aspiration syndrome is a medical condition affecting newborn infants. It occurs when meconium is present in their lungs during or before delivery...

--- hypertension, pregnancy-induced

--- eclampsia

Eclampsia

Eclampsia , an acute and life-threatening complication of pregnancy, is characterized by the appearance of tonic-clonic seizures, usually in a patient who had developed pre-eclampsia...

 --- hellp syndrome

HELLP syndrome

HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening obstetric complication usually considered to be a variant of pre-eclampsia. Both conditions usually occur during the later stages of pregnancy, or sometimes after childbirth.HELLP is an abbreviation of the main findings:...

 --- pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia or preeclampsia is a medical condition in which hypertension arises in pregnancy in association with significant amounts of protein in the urine....

--- obstetric labor complications

--- abruptio placentae --- breech presentation --- cephalopelvic disproportion

Cephalopelvic disproportion

Cephalo-pelvic disproportion exists when the capacity of the pelvis is inadequate to allow the fetus to negotiate the birth canal. This may be due to a small pelvis, a nongynecoid pelvic formation, a large fetus, or a combination of these factors...

 --- dystocia

Dystocia

Dystocia is an abnormal or difficult childbirth or labour. Approximately one fifth of human labours have dystocia.Dystocia may arise due to incoordinate uterine activity, abnormal fetal lie or presentation, absolute or relative cephalopelvic disproportion, or a massive fetal tumor such as a...

 --- uterine inertia --- fetal membranes, premature rupture --- chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis is an inflammation of the fetal membranes due to a bacterial infection. It typically results from bacteria ascending into the uterus from the vagina and is most often associated with prolonged labour...

 --- obstetric labor, premature --- premature birth

Premature birth

In humans preterm birth refers to the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age. The cause for preterm birth is in many situations elusive and unknown; many factors appear to be associated with the development of preterm birth, making the reduction of preterm birth a challenging...

 --- placenta accreta

Placenta accreta

Placenta accreta is a severe obstetric complication involving an abnormally deep attachment of the placenta, through the endometrium and into the myometrium...

 --- placenta previa --- postpartum hemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage

Hemorrhage after delivery, or postpartum hemorrhage, is the loss of greater than 500 ml of blood following vaginal delivery, or 1000 ml of blood following cesarean section...

 --- uterine inversion

Uterine inversion

Uterine inversion is a potentially fatal childbirth complication with a maternal survival rate of about 85%. It occurs when the placenta fails to detach from the uterus as it exits, pulls on the inside surface, and turns the organ inside out.-Types:...

 --- uterine rupture

Uterine rupture

Uterine rupture is a potentially catastrophic event during childbirth by which the integrity of the myometrial wall is breached. In an incomplete rupture the peritoneum is still intact. With a complete rupture the contents of the uterus may spill into the peritoneal cavity or the broad ligament...

--- morning sickness

Morning sickness

Morning sickness, also called nausea gravidarum, nausea, vomiting of pregnancy , or pregnancy sickness is a condition that affects more than half of all pregnant women. Related to increased oestrogen levels, a similar form of nausea is also seen in some women who use hormonal contraception or...

--- hyperemesis gravidarum

Hyperemesis gravidarum

Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of morning sickness, with "unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and/or vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids." Hyperemesis is considered a rare complication of pregnancy but, because nausea and vomiting during pregnancy exist...

--- placenta diseases

--- abruptio placentae --- chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis is an inflammation of the fetal membranes due to a bacterial infection. It typically results from bacteria ascending into the uterus from the vagina and is most often associated with prolonged labour...

 --- placenta accreta

Placenta accreta

Placenta accreta is a severe obstetric complication involving an abnormally deep attachment of the placenta, through the endometrium and into the myometrium...

 --- placenta previa --- placenta, retained --- placental insufficiency

--- pregnancy complications, cardiovascular

--- embolism, amniotic fluid

--- pregnancy complications, hematologic

--- pregnancy complications, infectious

--- abortion, septic --- pregnancy complications, parasitic --- puerperal infection

--- pregnancy complications, neoplastic

--- trophoblastic neoplasms

Trophoblastic neoplasms

Trophoblastic neoplasms are neoplasms which derive from trophoblastic tissue.Examples include:* choriocarcinoma* hydatidiform mole...

 --- gestational trophoblastic neoplasms --- choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma

Choriocarcinoma is a malignant, trophoblastic and aggressive cancer, usually of the placenta. It is characterized by early hematogenous spread to the lungs...

 --- trophoblastic tumor, placental site --- hydatidiform mole

Hydatidiform mole

Molar pregnancy is an abnormal form of pregnancy, wherein a non-viable, fertilized egg implants in the uterus, and thereby converts normal pregnancy processes into pathological ones. It is characterized by the presence of a hydatidiform mole...

 --- hydatidiform mole, invasive

--- pregnancy in diabetics

--- fetal macrosomia

--- pregnancy, ectopic

--- pregnancy, abdominal --- pregnancy, tubal

--- prenatal injuries

--- prenatal exposure delayed effects

--- puerperal disorders

--- depression, postpartum --- lactation disorders --- galactorrhea

Galactorrhea

Galactorrhea or galactorrhoea is the spontaneous flow of milk from the breast, unassociated with childbirth or nursing.Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care defines galactorrhea as "nipple discharge." -Causes:...

 --- chiari-frommel syndrome --- mastitis

Mastitis

Mastitis is the inflammation of breast tissue. S. aureus is the most common etiological organism responsible, but S. epidermidis and streptococci are occasionally isolated as well.-Terminology:...

 --- postpartum hemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage

Hemorrhage after delivery, or postpartum hemorrhage, is the loss of greater than 500 ml of blood following vaginal delivery, or 1000 ml of blood following cesarean section...

 --- postpartum thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis

Postpartum thyroiditis is a phenomenon observed following pregnancy and may involve hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism or the two sequentially. It affects about 5% of all women within a year after giving birth. The first phase is typically hyperthyroidism. Then, the thyroid either returns to normal...

 --- pubic symphysis diastasis --- puerperal infection