BIOL 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Nipple Discharge, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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Remember to use your own words you will learn better than just copying! What is it? painful menstruation, involving abdominal cramps and/ or flank pain. Amenorrhea an abnormal absence of menstruation. pregnancy, breast-feeding, menopause, and medications. Vulvitis an infection of the female reproductive organs. inflammation of the vulva. Endometriosis a disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside the uterus. Cryptorchidism a testicle that hasn"t moved into the scrotum below the penis before birth a prolonged erection of the penis, usually without sexual arousal. Testicle does not descend for some reason may occur spontaneously or from certain antidepressants or erectile dysfunction drugs often caused by a bacterial or sexually transmitted infection. Testicles/ scrotum twists for some reason sudden, severe pain and swelling in the testicle. A common endocrine system disorder among women of reproductive age. It is when a woman"s hormones are out of balance.
