Reproductive, Pregnancy and Breast Health Terms

A form of the hormone progesterone that is made in the laboratory and used to prevent pregnancy.

Surgery to remove all or part of the prostate with the aid of a laparoscope.

A drug used with another anticancer drug to treat breast cancer that is HER2 positive and has advanced or metastasized (spread to other parts of the body) after treatment with other drugs.

Abnormal cells filling the milk-producing lobules, treated as a warning sign for both breasts rather than as a cancer of one.

A benign smooth muscle tumor, usually in the uterus or gastrointestinal tract.

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor arising from smooth muscle cells, most often found in the uterus, abdomen, or retroperitoneum.

Leuprolide is a hormone-suppressing injectable used for advanced prostate cancer, early puberty, and certain gynecologic conditions, sold under names including Lupron.

Sexual desire or the mental energy or emotion related to sex.

A member of a group of substances found in plants that have shown estrogenic and anticancer effects.

A portion of an organ, such as the liver, lung, breast, thyroid, or brain.

A breast cancer that spreads through tissue in single file rather than forming a lump, which is why imaging so often underestimates it.

A condition in which the cells of the uterine cervix are slightly abnormal.

An anticancer drug that reduces the risk of tumor cell growth and reproduction.

A lumpectomy removes a breast tumor along with a margin of surrounding normal tissue while preserving as much of the breast as possible.

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, breast, colon, lung, ovarian, and prostate.

A substance being studied in the treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer.

A small deposit of calcium in the breast that cannot be felt but can be seen on a mammogram.

A drug used to treat pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (serious complications of pregnancy).

Rare enough to be overlooked, which is the main reason it tends to be found later than the same disease in women.

Mammary structures and glands are those of the breast, most notably the tissue responsible for producing milk during lactation.