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2024年1月8日 · 8 min read. What Is Ectopic Pregnancy? Ectopic pregnancy happens when a fertilized egg implants itself outside of the womb, such as in a fallopian tube. A look at the symptoms of the condition and...
2021年12月3日 · Cervicitis is inflammation of the cervix, which can be due to: Irritation. Infection. Injury of cells that line the cervix. These irritated or infected tissues may become red, swollen, and ooze...
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2024年4月9日 · Endometriosis is a condition where uterine-like tissue grows outside the uterus. It can cause painful cramps, heavy bleeding, fatigue, and other period-related symptoms. You also might have ...
2023年3月3日 · By the end of the third month of pregnancy, your baby is fully formed. Your baby has arms, hands, fingers, feet, and toes and can open and close its fists and mouth. Fingernails and toenails are ...
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Cervical cancer occurs when the cells of the cervix grow abnormally and invade other tissues and organs of the body. When it is invasive, this cancer affects the deeper tissues of the cervix and may have spread to other parts of the body (metastasis), most notably the lungs, liver, bladder, vagina, and rectum.
However, cervical cancer is slow-growing, so its progression through precancerous changes provides opportunities for prevention, early detection, and treatment. Better means of detection have meant a decline in cervical cancer in the U.S. over the decades.
Most women diagnosed with precancerous changes in the cervix are in their 20s and 30s, but the average age of women when they are diagnosed with cervical cancer is the mid 50s. This difference in the age at which precancerous changes are most frequently diagnosed and the age at which cancer is diagnosed highlights the slow progression of this disea...
Cervical cancer begins with abnormal changes in the cervical tissue. The risk of developing these abnormal changes is associated with infection with human papillomavirus (HPV). In addition, early sexual contact, multiple sexual partners, and taking oral contraceptives (birth control pills) increase the risk of cervical cancer because they lead to g...
Forms of HPV, a virus whose different types cause skin warts, genital warts, and other abnormal skin disorders, have been shown to lead to many of the changes in cervical cells that may eventually lead to cancer. Certain types of HPV have also been linked to cancers involving the vulva, vagina, penis, anus, tongue, and tonsils. Genetic material tha...
2023年9月15日 · What Are Endometrioid Cysts? Medically Reviewed by Traci C. Johnson, MD on September 15, 2023. Written by WebMD Editorial Contributors. Are They Harmful? What Are the Symptoms? Diagnosis....
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