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Diseases » Ectopic pregnancy » Glossary
 

Glossary for Ectopic pregnancy

  • Abdominal Pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
  • Acute Appendicitis: Infection of the appendix
  • Bacterial vaginosis: Bacterial vaginal infection
  • Bleeding symptoms: Any type of bleeding symptoms.
  • Blue skin: Blueness of the skin
  • Chlamydia: Common sexually transmitted disease often without symptoms.
  • Choriocarcinoma: Rare cancer of the placenta
  • Diethylstilbestrol antenatal infection: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly caused by exposure to diethylstilbestrol (used to prevent complications during pregnancy such as miscarriage and prematurity) during pregnancy
  • Dysuria: Painful urination
  • Fainting: Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
  • Fallopian tube conditions: Conditions that affect the fallopian tubes of a woman
  • Female infertility: Infertility that affects the female
  • Hydatidiform mole: A rare condition where an abnormal union between an egg and a sperm results in the formation of grape-like cysts instead of a baby. The growth is not malignant.
  • Hysterectomy: The surgical removal of the female uterus
  • Infertility: Inability of couples to establish pregnancy by having sexual intercourse over a period of time, usually more than 1 year in length.
  • Interstitial cystitis: A rare condition involving inflammatory disease of the bladder which progresses slowly.
  • Male infertility: The inability of the male to reproduce
  • Non-Specific Urethritis: Urethral infection usually sexually transmitted
  • Ovarian Cancer: Cancer of the ovaries.
  • Ovarian cysts: Cysts occurring in the ovaries.
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Infection of the womb and fallopian tubes.
  • Pelvic pain: Pelvic pain is usually elated to pain due to visceral organs situated in the pelvic area such as uterus, bladder..
  • Peritonitis: Inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity
  • Pregnancy: The condition of supporting a fetus from conception till birth.
  • Pyelonephritis: Kidney and ureter infection usually bacterial from the bladder.
  • Salpingitis: Inflammation of the fallopian tubes
  • Sepsis: The presence of pathological micro-organisms in the blood
  • Shock: Severe condition from reduced blood circulation
  • Shoulder Pain: A pain that occurs in the shoulder. There is often other associated symptoms depending on the cause of the shoulder pain. For example, swelling may indicate a broken bone.
  • Shoulder pain: A pain that occurs in the shoulder. There is often other associated symptoms depending on the cause of the shoulder pain. For example, swelling may indicate a broken bone.
  • Uterus conditions: Any condition that affects the female uterus


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