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• Menopause
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  Menstrual cycle

  The menstrual cycle is the set of recurring physiological changes in a female's body that are under the control of the reproductive hormone system and necessary for reproduction. In women, menstrual ... > more
• Thyroid Disease
  Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Hypothyroidism

  Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being ... > more
• Mating and Breeding
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Inbreeding

  Mammals, most other animals, and higher plants as well, have ways to minimize inbreeding. An inbred individual is likely to possess several physical and health defects, in addition to higher ... > more
• Cystic Fibrosis
  Lung Disease
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Cystic fibrosis

  Cystic fibrosis (CF), also called mucoviscidosis, is an autosomal, recessive, hereditary disease of the exocrine glands. It affects the lungs, sweat glands and the digestive system, causing chronic ... > more
• Birth Control
  Sexual Health
  Gynecology
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Birth control

  Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman giving birth or becoming pregnant. Methods and ... > more
• Genetics
  Stem Cells
  Cloning
  Developmental Biology
  Biology
  Molecular Biology
   

  Somatic cell

  A somatic cell is generally taken to mean any cell forming the body of an organism. Somatic cells, by definition, are not germline cells. In mammals, germline cells are the sperm and ova (also known ... > more
• Gynecology
  Women's Health
  Menopause
  Men's Health
  Hair Loss
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  Hysterectomy

  A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually done by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body and cervix of the uterus) or partial (also called ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Teen Health
  Hormone Disorders
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Children's Health
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Delayed puberty

  Puberty is described as delayed when a boy or girl has passed the usual age of onset of puberty with no physical or hormonal signs that it is beginning. Puberty may be delayed for several years and ... > more
• Teen Health
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Hair Loss
   

  Puberty

  Puberty refers to the process of physical changes by which a child's body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction. Growth accelerates in the first half of puberty and reaches completion by the ... > more
• Menopause
  Women's Health
  Ovarian Cancer
  Osteoporosis
  Gynecology
  Hormone Disorders
   

  Menopause

  Menopause (also known as the "Change of life" or climacteric) is a stage of the human female reproductive cycle that occurs as the ovaries stop producing estrogen, causing the reproductive system to ... > more

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