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DisordersoftheFemaleReproductive
Organs
Thefemalereproductiveorgansaretheovaries,fallopiantubes,uterus,cervix,vagina,andvulva.
Sincethecombinedprimaryfunctionoftheseorgansisreproduction,disordersaffectingthemcan
resultininfertilityandshouldbetreatedassoonaspossible,particularlyifchildrenareplanned.
Suchdisordersmaybecausedbyinfections,physicaldamage,orhormonalimbalances.
Thefirsttwoarticlesinthissectiondiscusspelvic
inflammatorydiseaseandendometriosis,disordersthat
mayaffectmorethanonefemalereproductiveorgan.
Thenextarticlesdiscussdisordersoftheovaries,
uterus,andcervix.Disordersaffectingthevaginaand
vulvaarecoveredlast.

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Disordersaffectingthefemalereproductiveorgansare
common,butmanyofthemcanbetreatedeasily.
Disordersaffectingmenstruation,themenopause,or
sexualdevelopmentarecoveredinothersections(see
Menstrual,menopausal,andhormonalproblems
(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medicalencyclopedia/entry/menstrual
menopausalandhormonalproblems/) ),asaresexualdisordersofbothsexes(seeSexuallytransmitted
infections(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medicalencyclopedia/entry/sexually
transmittedinfections/) ,Infertility(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/infertility/) ,andSexualproblems(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeof
health/medicalcentre/medicalencyclopedia/entry/sexualproblems/) ).

Keyanatomy
Formoreinformationonthestructureandfunctionofthefemalereproductiveorgans,seeFemale
ReproductiveSystem(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/femalereproductivesystem/) .

PelvicInflammatoryDisease(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/pelvicinflammatorydisease/)

Endometriosis(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/endometriosis/)

OvarianCysts(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/ovariancysts/)

PolycysticOvarySyndrome(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/polycysticovarysyndrome/)

CanceroftheOvary(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/canceroftheovary/)

Fibroids(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medicalencyclopedia/entry/fibroids/)
UterinePolyps(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/uterinepolyps/)

RetrovertedUterus(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/retroverteduterus/)

ProlapseoftheUterusandVagina(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medical
centre/medicalencyclopedia/entry/prolapseoftheuterusandvagina/)

CanceroftheUterus(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/canceroftheuterus/)

Choriocarcinoma(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/choriocarcinoma/)

CervicalEctopy(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/cervicalectopy/)

CervicalIntraepithelialNeoplasia(CIN)(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medical
centre/medicalencyclopedia/entry/cervicalintraepithelialneoplasiacin/)

CanceroftheCervix(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/cancerofthecervix/)

Vulvovaginitis(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/vulvovaginitis/)

VaginalThrush(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/vaginalthrush/)

BacterialVaginosis(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/bacterialvaginosis/)

Bartholinitis(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/bartholinitis/)

CanceroftheVulvaandVagina(http://www.aviva.co.uk/healthinsurance/homeofhealth/medicalcentre/medical
encyclopedia/entry/cancerofthevulvaandvagina/)

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