Fertility & Reproductive Health: Symptoms

  • Silence Versus Symptoms

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Unfortunately, PID isn't always accompanied by obvious symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, or a vaginal discharge. Sometimes the disease is "silent" and has mild symptoms or none at all, especially in women whose PID is caused by a germ called C

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  • PMS: Sorting Fact from Fiction

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    There is probably not a woman in the country who does not know what the initials PMS stand for; and few are the women who have been completely spared the physical and behavioral changes that characterize Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Estimates of the

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  • Major Menstrual Disorders

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Many women experience discomfort (sore, swollen breasts, minor pain in the lower abdomen, nervousness) before their periods. They may also have mild cramps when the menstrual flow starts. In most cases, these symptoms do not interfere with their nor

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  • Irregular Menstrual Cycles

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    A change in your menstrual pattern is usually the first sign of menopause. During the time referred to as perimenopause, which for some women can last as long as 5 or even 10 years, the menstrual cycle is likely to become less predictable. Some wome

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  • Hot Flashes and Hot Flushes

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    The most common symptom of the perimenopausal period is an upset in the body's thermostat that results in episodes of warmth and flushing. Although the hot flash or flush can cause discomfort, it does not in and of itself, present a health hazard an

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  • Menopause - Vaginal Discomfort

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Because estrogen plays such a significant role in a woman's reproductive system, the decline in estrogen that accompanies menopause brings significant changes in all the reproductive organs. Some women begin to experience vaginal problems during per

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  • Other Menopausal Symptoms

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    More than 50 symptoms have been blamed on the hormonal changes of menopause. Because a proven link between these symptoms and declining estrogen levels has not been established, some believe that they have other origins. Symptoms that are thought to

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  • Pain During Menstruation

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    This is a very common problem. Known as dysmenorrhea, it is often severe enough to cause absences from work or inability to perform other responsibilities. Symptoms include lower abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and headache during menstruation

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  • Premenstrual Syndrome

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Between 70 and 90 percent of menstruating women notice some sort of physical or mental change before their periods, but only 20 to 40 percent suffer full-blown Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and a scant 5 percent are plagued with the more serious emoti

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