Patient Education

Breast cancer Occurs when the cells in the breast begin to grow out of control and can then invade nearby tissues or spread throughout the body.

Down’s syndrome and trisomies- meiotic non-disjunction

Recommend 35 years by time delivery

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by the presence of both physical and behavioral symptoms that occur repetitively in the second half of the menstrual cycle.

Osteoporosis, or porous bone, is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures of the hip, spine, and wrist.

Chlamydia is the number one bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States today. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can be caused by Chlamydia, is a leading cause of infertility, when left untreated.

Most cases cause by ascending infections from urethra to bladder into the bladder. Female urethra is short and colonized by normal bacteria of the vagina.

Vaginal infections, or vaginitis, describe the most common medical concerns women have in the area of their reproductive organs.

Anatomy of breasts: large modified sebaceous glands within superficial fascia of the anterior chest wall.

Funtional or physiologix- follicles, hemorrhagic, corpus luteal

Hysteroscopy- telescope that allows inspection of cervical canal and uterine cavity.

Risk reducing implies ovaries are normal during the time of removal

Oral Contraception