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Postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) is a syndrome in which human males have chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following ejaculation. [1] The symptoms usually onset within seconds, minutes, or hours, and last for up to a week. [1] The cause and prevalence are unknown; [2] it is considered a rare disease. [3]
Cervicitis is inflammation of the uterine cervix. [1] Cervicitis in women has many features in common with urethritis in men and many cases are caused by sexually transmitted infections. Non-infectious causes of cervicitis can include intrauterine devices, contraceptive diaphragms, and allergic reactions to spermicides or latex condoms. [2]
Hot flashes are among the more common symptoms you could experience during perimenopause and menopause. (Getty Images) (Sean De Burca via Getty Images) Women's bodies go through an immense number ...
Vulvodynia is chronic vaginal pain without an identifiable cause (so, not because of an infection or another medical condition), according to the National Vulvodynia Association. "About nine ...
Cervical stenosis may be present from birth or may be caused by other factors: Surgical procedures performed on the cervix such as colposcopy, cone biopsy, or a cryosurgery procedure [3] Trauma to the cervix [3] Repeated vaginal infections [3] Atrophy of the cervix after menopause [3] Cervical cancer [1] Radiation [1] Cervical nabothian cysts
After menopause the vaginal epithelium changes and becomes a few layers thick. [18] Many of the signs and symptoms that accompany menopause occur in atrophic vaginitis. [3] The earliest symptoms of atrophic vaginitis may be decreased vaginal lubrication, while other symptoms may appear later. [14] Genitourinary symptoms include dryness [3] [19 ...
If there is excessive menstrual and uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstruation, menometrorrhagia (meno = prolonged, metro = time, rrhagia = excessive flow/discharge) may be diagnosed. Causes may be due to abnormal blood clotting, disruption of normal hormonal regulation of periods or disorders of the endometrial lining of the uterus.
Symptoms (viz., heavy bleeding and pain) and the estimated percent affected may include: [6] Heavy menstrual bleeding (40–60%), which is more common in women with deeper adenomyosis. Blood loss may be significant enough to cause anemia, with associated symptoms of fatigue, dizziness, and moodiness. Abnormal uterine bleeding; Chronic pelvic ...