Reproductive, Pregnancy and Breast Health Terms

Counted in weeks from a date that precedes conception, so the number in a scan report runs about two weeks ahead of the biology.

Premarin is a brand name hormone medication supplying a mixture of estrogens used to relieve menopausal symptoms and related conditions.

Surgery to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before disease develops.

Genetics borrows the word for any generation descended from a defined parent, whether that parent is an organism, a cell or a virus.

Its rise and fall runs the second half of the cycle, and a well-timed measurement says whether ovulation happened at all.

A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells.

A tablet preparation formulated for vaginal administration containing a micronized synthetic form of the endogenous steroid hormone progesterone with progesterone activity.

Breast removal chosen before any cancer exists, lowering risk sharply while never quite reducing it to zero.

Surgery intended to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by removing the ovaries before disease develops.

A drug that is used to treat impotence (inability to have an erection) and is being studied in the treatment of sexual problems in men who have had surgery for prostate cancer.

A substance used to detect prostate cancer.

An imaging test used to detect prostate cancer.

Its position explains its symptoms, since a gland wrapped around the urine channel cannot enlarge or inflame without the stream noticing.

The hard part is not finding it but judging which ones need treating, since many would never have caused harm.

(Other name for: cholecalciferol/d-alpha tocopherol/L-selenomethionine/green tea extract/saw palmetto berry extract/daidzein/genistein/lycopene prostate health supplement)

A blood test that measures the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a substance produced by the prostate and some other tissues in the body.

Prostatectomy ranges from removing a small portion of prostate tissue to complete gland removal, most often to treat cancer or severe enlargement.

Prostatic acid phosphatase is an enzyme made by prostate tissue that once served as the primary blood marker for prostate cancer.

Prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate gland that can cause pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, or discomfort, arising from infection or other causes.

Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and the prostate.