Female Reproduction Diseases and Conditions

The inability or diminished ability to conceive or produce offspring.

• eclampsia

• menorrhagia

• infertility

• vaginitis

A psychosomatic condition (a condition characterized by a mental state that causes physical symptoms) in which a female believes she is pregnant and may experience some symptoms of pregnancy, but is not pregnant; a false pregnancy.

• pyosalpinx

• polycystic ovary syndrome

• cystocele

• pseudocyesis

Premature detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall during pregnancy; can damage the fetus and lead to excessive blood loss in the mother.

• ectopic pregnancy

• abruptio placentae

• placenta previa

• prolapsed uterus

Condition in which seizures occur in a pregnant woman with high blood pressure between the 20th week or pregnancy and the first week postpartum (after childbirth); typically leads to coma, threatening the welfare of the mother and baby.

• eclampsia

• candidiasis

• endometriosis

• toxic shock syndrome

Pain in the breast; may signal a noncancerous breast condition.

• preeclampsia

• mastitis

• rectocele

• mastalgia

Downward displacement of the uterus, which causes the uterus to protrude into or out of the vagina.

• polycystic ovary syndrome

• prolapsed uterus

• fibroid tumor

• endometriosis

Infection of the skin of mucous membrane caused by a species of yeast; usually localized in the vagina.

• candidiasis

• human papillomavirus (HPV)

• HIV

• menorrhagia

Inflammation of the vagina; may be caused by yeast, bacteria, trichomoniasis, or low estrogen levels during menopause. Characterized by vaginal irritation, unusual vaginal discharge, and nonmenstrual vaginal bleeding.

• pelvic inflammatory disease

• vaginitis

• endometriosis

• menometrorrhagia

The most common sexually transmitted infection (STI). Can cause genital wart and certain cancers.

• HIV

• syphilis

• scabies

• human papillomavirus (HPV)

Hernia of the bladder that protrudes (bulges) through the vaginal wall.

• cystocele

• cervical dysplasia

• endometriosis

• preeclampsia