Reproductive, Pregnancy and Breast Health Terms

Having to do with the female reproductive tract (including the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina).

Cancer of the female reproductive tract, including the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina.

A doctor who specializes in treating cancers of the female reproductive organs.

A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs.

Surgery for breast cancer in which the breast, chest muscles, and all of the lymph nodes under the arm are removed.

A gene change in a body's reproductive cell (egg or sperm) that becomes incorporated into the DNA of every cell in the body of the offspring.

A rare inherited disorder that increases the risk of developing benign (not cancer) tumors of the skin and the uterus (leiomyomas) and malignant (cancer) tumors of the uterus (leiomyosarcoma) and…

Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to women after menopause to replace the hormones no longer produced by the ovaries.

A laboratory test in which cells are scraped from the cervix to look for DNA of human papillomaviruses (HPV).

A vaccine used to prevent genital warts, cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, and vaginal cancer caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV).

Three letters that in most conversations mean menopause, but that also cover thyroid, testosterone and gender-affirming treatment.

Cells of the uterine cervix that are moderately or severely abnormal and may become cancer.

A monoclonal antibody that binds to the protein MUC1, which is found on breast, ovarian, pancreatic, gastric, and colon cancer cells.

A laboratory test in which cells are scraped from the cervix to look for DNA of human papillomaviruses (HPV).

Built from empty shells of the virus coat, so it shows the immune system the right shape while containing no genetic material at all.

A slow-growing tumor that develops from trophoblastic cells (cells that help an embryo attach to the uterus and help form the placenta) after fertilization of an egg by a sperm.

Removing the uterus ends the possibility of pregnancy, but on its own it does not bring on menopause.

The original brand of terazosin, a tablet built up in stages because its early doses can drop blood pressure abruptly.

A drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

A drug that blocks the effects of estrogen.