Fertility & Reproductive Health: Causes & Risks

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  • Causes and Cures of Heavy Bleeding

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Tumors of the pelvic organs could be at fault. A woman who menstruates normally loses little iron during her period, but if you bleed heavily, you may develop anemia. In that case, the doctor will usually stop the bleeding with hormones and advise

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  • PID - The Leading Culprits

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    PID is usually caused by more than one kind of bacteria. The bugs most commonly involved are the sexually transmitted bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. (Up to 40 percent of women with untreated chlamydia develop PID.) However

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  • Bacterial Vaginosis - Topic Overview

    Article
    05/05/06, Healthwise

    Bacterial vaginosis is the most common type of vaginal infection. To learn more about other common types, see the topics Vaginal Yeast Infections and Trichomoniasis.

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  • Early menarche: A risk factor for cancer?

    Q & A
    08/17/06, MayoClinic.com

    Early onset of menstruation (menarche) is a risk factor for certain cancers in women.

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  • Adult chickenpox: A cause of male infertility?

    Q & A
    10/12/06, MayoClinic.com

    Infectious diseases, such as chickenpox, can affect male fertility in a couple of ways.

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  • Exercise and Your Menstrual Cycle: Does the Time of the Month Matter?

    Article
    02/17/06, Harvard Health Publications

    Some exercise authorities; coaches, trainers, and popular fitness magazines; apparently recommend that a woman adjust or avoid certain athletic activities if she is having her period. This is based on some evidence that injuries may be more common (a

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  • Parenthood After Cancer: Quality of Life Issues Important

    Article
    07/01/04, M. D. Anderson

    Parenthood After Cancer: Quality of Life Issues Important

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  • Fibroids - Why They Develop

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Even though fibroid tumors are common, no one is really sure how or why they develop, or why fibroids occur again and again in one woman and not at all in another. Although the cause of fibroids is unknown, many physicians believe that these tumors

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  • Premature and Induced Menopause

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    There are certain situations that bring about menopause earlier than usual. About one percent of women cease menstruating before age 40. This is called premature menopause or premature ovarian failure. The reasons for it are largely unknown. In some

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  • Failure to Menstruate

    Article
    01/01/03, PDR.net

    When periods fail to start by the age of 16 or 17, a young woman has the condition that doctors call primary amenorrhea. For most of these girls, the problem is nothing more serious than an unusual delay. But for a few, there may be a more important

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