Reproductive, Pregnancy and Breast Health Terms

In biology, refers to the reproduction cycle of viruses.

An egg or sperm cell.

The only body system that can be removed without ending a life, and the only one that stays switched off for years.

Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made in the wall of the abdomen.

A rare inherited disorder that affects the skin and many other parts of the body, including the bones, eyes, nose, hair, nails, teeth, testes, and ovaries.

A drug used to end early pregnancies.

Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries.

A substance being studied in the treatment of prostate and other types of cancer.

A test in which iodine is applied to the cervix.

A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue.

A benign condition in which scar-like tissue is found in a gland, such as the breast lobules or the prostate.

X-rays of the breasts taken to check for breast cancer in the absence of signs or symptoms.

The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor.

A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues.

The fluid that is released through the penis during orgasm.

Fluid from the prostate and other sex glands that helps transport sperm out of the man's body during orgasm.

A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone.

A type of breast imaging test that is used to detect cancer cells in the breasts of some women who have had abnormal mammograms, or who have dense breast tissue.

An imaging test used to find overactive parathyroid glands (four pea-sized glands found on the thyroid) and breast cancer cells, and to diagnose heart disease.

A rare type of cancer that forms in the tissues that support the ovaries or testes.