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The Ailments of the Rproductive System

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer develops when cells in the ovaries become abnormal and grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. Ninety percent of all ovarian cancers develop in the cells that line the surface of the ovaries. This type of cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women in the United States. However, the death rate due to this cancer is higher than that of any other cancer among women.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition in which bits of tissue similar to the endometrium grow in other parts of the body. Like the endometrium, this tissue builds up and sheds in response to monthly hormonal cycles. However, the blood discarded from these tissue implants has no natural outlet. It falls onto surrounding organs, causing swelling and inflammation. Eventually, scar tissue and adhesions develop in these areas.

Chlamydia:Sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium.

Endometriosis:Condition in which bits of tissue similar to the endometrium grow in other parts of the body.

Gonorrhea:A highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacteria.

Breast cancer

Breast cancer develops when cells of the breast become abnormal and grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. The cancer cells can invade and destroy surrounding tissue, then spread throughout the body by way of the blood or lymph vessels. Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. Regardless of family history, a woman's risk for developing this type of cancer increases as she ages. In fact, 80 percent of all breast cancers are found in women over the age of fifty

Syphilis:Sexually transmitted disease caused by a coil-shaped bacterium

Uterine fibroids:Also called myomas, benign growths of the muscle in the uterus.

Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer develops when cells in the prostate gland become abnormal and grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. It is the most common cancer among men in the United States, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Prostate cancer affects African American men twice as often as it does white men. In fact, African Americans have the highest rate of prostate cancer in the world.

Sexually transmitted diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases (also called STDs or venereal diseases) are infections transmitted through various forms of sexual activity. More than twenty-five STDs exist, caused by many different organisms. About 12 million new STD infections occur in the United States each year. Almost 65 percent of all STD infections affect people under the age of twenty-five.

Testicular cancer

Testicular cancer develops when cells in the testes become abnormal and grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. Although a rare type of cancer, it often grows very quickly. It is the most common type of cancer to occur in young males under the age of thirty. The cause of testicular cancer is unknown.

Uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids, also called myomas, are benign (nonthreatening) growths of the muscle in the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer. Uterine fibroids are extremely common. They usually develop in women between the ages of thirty and fifty. About 25 percent of the women in this age group have noticeable fibroids.

Uterine cancer

Uterine cancer, also called endometrial cancer, develops when cells of the endometrium become abnormal and grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. It is a common type of cancer among women, generally occurring in those women who have gone through menopause and are forty-five years old or older.

Michmorilla (talk) 01:37, 2 August 2008 (UTC)