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Precocious puberty is sexual development before the age of eight in girls, and age 10 in boys.Precocious puberty often begins before age eight in girls, triggering the development of breasts and hair under the arms and in the genital region. The o...
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Precocious puberty is when the body changes that normally occur during puberty happen earlier than normal. Puberty is the time in which sexual and physical characteristics mature.The exact age a child enters puberty depends on a number of differen...
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Detailed information on gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Between four to eight times more common in girls than boys, precocious puberty occurs in one out of every 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. children.Precocious puberty often begins before age 8 in girls, triggering the development of breasts and hair under the...
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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is irregular, abnormal uterine bleeding that is not caused by a tumor, infection, or pregnancy.Dysfunctional uterine bleeding(DUB) is a disorder that occurs most frequently in women at the beginning and end of their ...
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Irregular menstruation; Heavy, prolonged, or irregular periods; Menorrhagia; Polymenorrhea; Metrorrhagia and other menstrual conditions.The menstrual cycle is not the same for every woman. On average, menstrual flow occurs every 28 days(...
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Detailed information on menorrhagia, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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It's normal for menstrual flow and duration to vary somewhat from period to period. If you have a repeated, long-lasting increase in monthly flow then you should be evaluated by a doctor. About ten percent of women have heavy periods, also called "menorrhagia." Some of the more common causes include hormone changes, thyroid problems, growths or other changes in the uterus, problems with your blood's ability to clot, or a pelvic infection.
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Detailed information on menorrhagia, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment
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Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form inside or on the surface of the ovaries, which are the female reproductive organs that lie in the lower abdomen. Ovarian cysts appear and disappear regularly as part of the normal menstrual cycle.
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An ovarian cyst is a sac filled with fluid that forms on or inside of an ovary.Physiologic ovarian cysts; Functional ovarian cysts.Ovarian cysts may occur during the process in which an egg is released from the ovary(ovulation). During the days be...
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Ovarian cysts are sacs containing fluid or semisolid material that develop in or on the surface of an ovary.An ovarian cyst is being surgically removed from a 25-year-old female patient.(Photograph by Art Siegel, Custom Medical Stock Photo.
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