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Diseases » Menopause » Glossary

Glossary for Menopause

Aging: The medical conditions from getting older.
Angina: A special type of chest pain.
Atrophic rhinitis: Type of rhinitis caused by thinning nasal membranes
Atrophic vaginitis: Type of vaginitis usually related to aging and menopause
Bladder Cancer: Bladder cancer refers to any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder.
Breast Cancer: Cancer of the breast.
Carcinoid syndrome: Carcinoid heart disease is a rare, metastatic disease that occurs predominantly in the right heart. The tricuspid and pulmonic valves are affected, leading to right heart failure, which results in increased morbidity and mortality.
Cardiovascular Disease: Diseases of the heart or blood vessels including cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Hand or wrist problems; often from repetitive motion.
Cold sweat: Sweating when your body is cold or with chills
Cystocele: Bladder falls down into the vagina.
Depression: Various syndromes with excessive anxiety, phobias, or fear.
Dyspareunia: Vaginal pain after sexual intercourse
Female infertility: Infertility that affects the female
Flushing: Involuntary skin redness usually of the face
HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Heart disease: Any of various heart conditions.
Hot flushes: The occurance of the symptom of waves of a hot sensation over the body
Hypergonadotropic ovarian failure: Premature onset of menopause - occurs before the fourth decade -average age of onset of menopause is about 50 years of age. The condition can occur sporadically or may be inherited in a familial manner.
Hyperhidrosis: The excessive perspiration from ones skin
Hyperthyroidism: Too much thyroid hormone production.
Hypothalamic amenorrhea: A condition which is characterized by amenorrhea caused by a an abnormality of the hypothalamus
Hypothyroidism: Too little thyroid hormone production.
Insomnia: Insomnia is defined as repeated difficulty with the initiation, duration, maintenance, or quality of sleep that occurs despite adequate time and opportunity for sleep that results in some form of daytime impairment.
Menstrual conditions: Any condition that is associated with the female menstrual cycle
Obesity: An increase in the body weight greater than that required for normal function that is characterised by the accumulation of excessive fat
Oligomenorrhea: A medical term that refers to light or infrequent menstrual periods. The condition can be caused by a number of disorders including Graves disease, thyrotoxicosis or a pituitary tumor.
Osteoporosis: Bone thinning and weakening from bone calcium depletion.
Perimenopause: The start of onset of menopause
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects approximately 5% of all women.
Pregnancy: The condition of supporting a fetus from conception till birth.
Renal osteodystrophy: Lack of bone mineralization due to kidney disease.
Stroke: Serious brain event from bleeding or blood clots.
Tingling face: Tingling, burning, or pins-and-needles affecting the face
Urinary Incontinence: Reduced ability to control urine flow.
Varicose veins: Enlarged blue veins, usually in the legs.
Weight Gain: An increase in weight for any reason.