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Angina - chest pain that happens when not enough blood is getting to the heart
Anxiety - a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe
Atherosclerosis - a disease of the arteries characterised by deposits of fatty material
Artery - any of the muscular-walled tubes by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body
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B
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Benign (of a tumour) - not malignant
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C
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) - a general term that describes a disease of the heart or blood vessels
Cervix - neck of the womb
Chemotherapy - cancer treatments that use chemical substances
Cholesterol - a fatty substance in the blood
Collagen - main structural protein in animal bodies
Cognitive behavioural therapy - a form of therapy that works to solve current problems and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour
Contraindication - in medicine, a contraindication is a condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient
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D
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Depression - a common mental disorder that causes people to experience depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self worth, insomnia, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy levels and poor concentration. Depression is different to just feeling down or sad
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E
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Endometrium - the inner lining of the womb
Endometriosis - a common condition where tissue that behaves like the lining of the womb (the endometrium) is found outside the womb
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F
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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - one of the hormones essential to puberty development and the function of women‘s ovaries and men‘s testes
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H
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Hypertension - high blood pressure
Hysterectomy - surgery to remove the uterus
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M
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Menopause - when a woman stops having periods and is unable to get pregnant naturally
Menstruation - a woman‘s period
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O
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Oestrogen - one of the main female sex hormones, responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system
Oophorectomy - surgery to remove the ovaries, usually to treat or prevent ovarian cancer or other ovarian abnormalities
Osteoporosis - condition in which bones become thinner, weaker and can break easily
Ovarian Suppression or ablation - stopping the ovaries working temporarily or permanently using hormone treatment
Ovary - a female reproductive organ in which eggs are produced
Ovulation - release of egg from the ovaries
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P
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Palpitations - heartbeats that suddenly become more noticeable. It may feel like your heart is beating too hard or too fast, skipping a beat or fluttering
Pathological - caused by disease
Peri-menopause - the transition before the menopause, when a woman's ovaries gradually produce less oestrogen
Post-menopause - (after the menopause) when a woman hasn't had her period for more than a year
Premature menopause - menopause that occurs at 40 or younger
Progesterone - a hormone released by the ovary. It plays important roles in the menstrual cycle and in maintaining the early stages of pregnancy
Psychological - related to the mental and emotional state of a person
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S
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Stroke - is a serious and life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off
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T
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Testosterone - a male sex hormone that is important for sexual and reproductive development. Women also produce testosterone, but at lower levels than men
Thrombosis - the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel, blocking the flow of blood
Transdermal - delivered across the skin
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U
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Urinary incontinence - the unintentional passing of urine
Uterus - a woman’s womb
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V
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Vaginal atrophy - thinning, drying and inflammation of the vagina
Vasomotor symptoms - the medical term for symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats
Venous thromboembolism - when a blood clot breaks loose and travels in the blood
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