Women's Health Articles

• Gynecology
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  Development of the urinary and reproductive organs

  In human fetal development, the urinary and reproductive organs are developed from the intermediate ... > more
• Food Additives
  Human Biology
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Nutrition
  Dentistry
  Biochemistry Research
   

  Saliva

  Saliva is the watery and usually somewhat frothy substance produced in the mouths of some animals, including humans. Produced in salivary glands, saliva is 98% water, but it contains many important ... > more
• Cervical Cancer
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
   

  Pap smear

  In gynecology, the Papanikolaou test or Papanicolaou test (also called Pap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test) is a medical screening method for detecting infectious, premalignant, and ... > more
• Brain Tumor
  Lung Cancer
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  Leukemia
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  Tumor suppressor gene

  A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > more
• Fertility
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Mating and Breeding
  Stem Cells
  Sports Medicine
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Spermatozoon

  A spermatozoon or spermatozoan (pl. spermatozoa), and more commonly known as a sperm cell, is the haploid cell that is the male gamete. It joins an ovum to form a zygote. A zygote can grow into a new ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Genes
  Leukemia
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  Brain Tumor
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  BRCA2

  BRCA2 is a human gene that is involved in the repair of chromosomal damage and belongs to a class of genes known as tumor suppressor genes. Tumor suppressor genes regulate the cycle of cell division ... > more
• Bone and Spine
  Osteoporosis
  Leukemia
  Sports Medicine
  Women's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Bone fracture

  A bone fracture is a medical condition in which a bone becomes cracked, splintered, or bisected as a result of physical trauma. In children, whose bones are still developing, there are risks of ... > more
• Vaccines
  Cervical Cancer
  Men's Health
  Cancer
  Women's Health
  Sexual Health
   

  HPV vaccine

  Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine research focuses on the prevention of diseases, such as cervical cancer and genital warts, caused by sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses. Of the more than ... > more
• Breast Cancer
  Genes
  Cancer
  Ovarian Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Colon Cancer
   
  

  BRCA1

  BRCA1 (breast cancer 1, early onset) is a human gene that belongs to a class of genes known as tumor suppressor genes. Like many other tumor suppressor genes, BRCA1 regulates the cycle of cell ... > 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
• Hormone Disorders
  Thyroid Disease
  Human Biology
  Nervous System
  Menopause
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Endocrine system

  The endocrine system is a control system of ductless glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs. Hormones act ... > more
• Fertility
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Mating and Breeding
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
   

  Artificial insemination

  Artificial insemination (AI) is when sperm is placed into a female's ovarian follicle (intrafollicular), uterus (intrauterine), cervix (intracervical), or fallopian tubes (intratubal) using ... > more

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