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Pap test
Cytological study of tissue to detect cancer cells
Hysterosalpingography
Radiography of thee uterus and oviducts after injection of a contrast medium
Amniocentesis
Puncture of the amniotic sac to remove amniotic fluid for biochemical cytological
Antifungals
Drugs used to treat vaginal yeast infections
Colpoclesis
Surgical closure of the vaginal canal
D&C
Procedure that widens the cervical canal with a dilator and scrapes the uterine endometrium with a curet
TAH
Excision of the uterus, including the cervix, through an abdominal incision
Tubal ligation
Tying uterine tubes to prevent pregnancy
OCP's
Birth control pills
Laparoscopy
Examination of the abdominal cavity using an endoscope
Episiotomy
Incision of the perineum to facilitate childbirth
PID
Inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, anf adjacent pelvic structures
Chorionic villus sampling
Test to detect chromosomal abnormalities that can be done earlier than amniocentesis
Estrogens
Hormone replacement to reproduce adverse symptoms of menopause
Oxytocins
Agents used to induce labor and rid the uterus of an unexpelled placenta or a fetus that has died
Cryocautery
Freezing tissue to destroy cells
IUD
Birth control method in which an object is placed inside the uterus
Cordocentesis
Sampling of fetal blood drawn from the umbilical vein
Lumpectomy
Excision of a small primary breast tumor
Prostaglandins
Agents used to terminate pregnancy
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