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Nullipara

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Woman who has never been pregnant beyond 20 wks gestation

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Gravid

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Number of pregnancies regardless of outcome

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Para/parity

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Number of babies born after 20 wks gestation

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Grand multipara

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Woman who has delivered 5 or more babies older than 20 wks gestation

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Miscarriage

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Pregnancy loss before 20 wks gestation

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Labour

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Regular painful contractions with cervical change that occurs after 20 wks gestation

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Lower uterine segment caesarian section

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Operative delivery of the baby through a transverse incision in the lower uterine segment

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Classical caesarian section

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Operative delivery of the baby through a vertical incision in the upper uterine segment

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Hysterotomy

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Surgical incision of the uterus, often used to describe abdominal evacuation of a gravid uterus

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Preterm labour

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Labour that occurs at less than 37wks gestation

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Prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM)

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Rupture of the membranes before onset of labour

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Premature prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)

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Rupture of the membranes before labour at less than 37 wks gestation

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ARM/AROM

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Artificial rupture of the membranes

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SROM

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Spontaneous rupture of the membranes

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Braxton Hicks contractions

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Irregular, sporadic, unpredictable uterine contractions in the antenatal period

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Naegles rule

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To estimate the probable date of confinement, add 9 months and 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period based on a 28 day menstrual cycle

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First stage of labour

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From the start of labour until full dilatation of the cervix

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Second stage of labour

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From full dilatation of the cervix until birth of the baby

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Third stage of labour

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From the birth of the baby until the delivery of the placenta and membranes

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Spurious or false labour

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Uterine contractions which may be regular and/or painful but are not associated with cervical effacement and dilatation

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Oxytocic

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Medication that stimulates contractions of the uterine muscle

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Tocolytic

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Medication that inhibits uterine contractions

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Induction of labour

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The process of causing labour to commence

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Augmentation of labour

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The process of stimulating a labour that has already started

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Placenta praevia

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An obstetric complication in which the placenta partially or completely covers the internal cervical os

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Vasa praevia

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An obstetric complication in which foetal blood vessels are unprotected by placental tissue or umbilical cord

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Antepartum haemorrhage

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Bleeding >5 mL from the vagina after 20 wks gestation

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Abruption

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Separation of the placenta from the uterus in the antenatal or intrapartum period

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Postpartum haemorrhage

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Vaginal bleeding of >500 mL in the first 24 hrs after delivery

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Secondary postpartum haemorrhage

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Vaginal bleeding >500 mL more than 24hrs after delivery

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Placenta accreta

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An obstetric complication in which the placenta invades more deeply than normally into the myometrium and carries a risk of serious haemorrhage

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Uterine atony

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Failure of the uterus to contract following delivery which can result in postpartum haemorrhage

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Isoimmunisation

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Maternal blood group Ab that cross the placenta resulting in foetal RBC haemolysis (Ab: D, c, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, etc)

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CTG

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Cardiotocography is a technical means of recording foetal heartbeat and uterine contractions during pregnancy

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35
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Neonatal death

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A liveborn infant of at least 20 wks gestation or weight >400g if unknown gestation, who dies within 28 days of birth

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Stillbirth

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An infant born after 20 wks gestation or weighs >400g if unknown gestation, who did not show any signs of life after birth

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Perinatal mortality rate

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The number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths per 1000 births

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Maternal death

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Death of a pregnant women regardless of gestation or death within 42 days of the conclusion of pregnancy regardless of cause or gestation at delivery

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Maternal mortality rate

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Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births

40
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Infant death

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Death of an infant between 29 days and 1 yr of life

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Station

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The level of the presenting part relative to maternal pubic symphysis on abdominal palpation or to the ischial spines on vaginal examination

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Lie

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The long axis of the foetus in relation to the long axis of the uterus (e.g. longitudinal, oblique, transverse)

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Position

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The relationship between a given bony landmark of the presenting part (‘denominator’) to the left or right of the mother’s anterior/posterior/transverse pelvis

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Presentation

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The portion of the foetal body that is foremost within the pelvic brim or in closest proximity to it.
If the presenting part is the foetal head, it is a cephalic presentation.
If the presenting part is the butt, it is a breech presentation.
If the foetal lie is transverse then the shoulder is the presenting part.

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Asynclitism

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The posture in which one parietal bone is at a lower level than the other due to lateral inclination of the head (side-to-side tilt of the head)

46
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Caput

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Oedema of the foetal scalp caused by pressure of its head by the cervix, obstructing venous return

47
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Cervical incompetence

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Painless cervical dilatation in the 2nd trimester causing preterm labour

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Cord prolapse

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Umbilical cord passes through the cervix before or at the same time as the foetal presenting part

49
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Episiotomy

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Surgical incision of the perineum during the second stage of labour

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Third degree tear

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Perineal trauma involving the vaginal mucous, perineal muscles and external anal sphincter

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Second degree tear

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Perineal trauma involving the vaginal mucosa and perineal muscles

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Lochia

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Vaginal discharge during the puerperium

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Oligohydramnios

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Reduced amniotic fluid

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Polyhydramnios

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Excess amniotic fluid

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Pre-eclampsia

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Hypertension, proteinuria and multi-organ dysfunction in the setting of pregnancy

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Eclampsia

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Seizure in the setting of pre-eclampsia

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Amniocentesis

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Sampling of amniotic fluid using a needle through the abdominal wall of the mother

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Chorionic villus sampling

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Sampling of the placenta using a needle under U/S guidance

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External cephalic version

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Turning a breech baby to cephalic presentation through the maternal abdominal wall

60
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Retained placenta

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Lack of expulsion of the placenta within 30 min of delivery of the baby

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Precipitate labour

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Labour lasting less than 4 hrs

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Shoulder dystocia

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Difficulty delivering the shoulders after delivery of the foetal head/vertex, requiring additional maneuvers to deliver the foetus after normal gentle downward traction has failed.

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Puerperium

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The 6 wks following delivery

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Quickening

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Maternal perception of foetal movements

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Restitution

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Rotation of the foetal head after delivery to align with the back and shoulders

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Show

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Discharge of blood and mucous from the vagina in early labour or the days preceding labour

67
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Phototherapy

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Use of standard fluorescent white light or blue light therapy to photoisomerise bilirubin to allow for its excretion

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Exchange transfusion

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Procedure to treat severe newborn pathological jaundice in which blood is removed and replaced with donor blood. This removes the bilirubin and also the Ab that caused haemolysis and jaundice

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Low birthweight

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Very low birthweight

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71
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Neonatal respiratory distress

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Tachypnoea, increased work of breathing, noisy breathing and central cyanosis

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Caesarean hysterectomy

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Laparotomy at which the contents of the gravid uterus are delivered then the uterus is excised (e.g. due to placenta accreta)

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Perimortem CS

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Caesarean performed either during maternal cardiac arrest or during impending maternal cardiac arrest to increase the chance of successfully resuscitating the mother and improving foetal survival

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Abnormal uterine bleeding

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Term to describe disturbed menstrual bleeding which includes abnormally heavy bleeding or abnormal timing

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Primary amenorrhoea

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Absence of periods ever

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Secondary amenorrhoea

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Absence of periods for a 6 month period

77
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Intermenstrual bleeding

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Bleeding episodes between normally timed menstrual periods that are either random or follow a cyclical pattern

78
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Irregular menstrual bleeding

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Unpredictable onset of menses with cycle variations of more than 20 days over a period of 1 yr

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Prolonged menstrual bleeding

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Menstrual bleeding lasting more than 8 days on a regular basis

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Acute AUB

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An episode of heavy bleeding that is sufficiently heavy to require immediate treatment to prevent further blood loss

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Chronic AUB

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Bleeding from the uterine corpus that is abnormal in volume, duration and/or frequency and has been present for most of the past 6 months

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Heavy menstrual bleeding

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Excessive menstrual blood loss (regardless of regularity, frequency, or duration) that interferes with a woman’s physical, emotional, social and maternal QOL, occurring alone or with other sx

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Dysmenorrhoea

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Pelvic pain during menstruation

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Dyspareunia

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Pain with sexual intercourse

85
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Cervical excitation

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Pain felt by the woman when her cervix is moved during vaginal examination which usually indicates pelvic pathology

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Cervical ectropion

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Endocervical columnar epithelium which protrudes through the cervical external os and onto the vaginal portion of the cervix

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Infertility

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Failure of a couple to conceive in 1 yr

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Endometriosis

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Occurrence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterus

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Adenomyosis

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Occurrence of endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium

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PID

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Infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes or pelvis

91
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Menopause

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Final menstrual period - official definition: absence of menstrual periods for 12 months

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Premature menopause

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Menopause occurring before 40 yo

93
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Climacteric/perimenopause

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Period of time when ovarian function declines and menopausal symptoms appear

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Post menopause

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Time after menopause

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Lactational amenorrhoea method

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Effective contraception provided when a woman fully breast feeds a baby less than 6 mo and has no return of menses

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