Other disorders of women’s health

Katherine Gale, Claudia Tye, Ali Kubba, Sunanda Gupta
In: Oxford Handbook of Women's Health Nursing · 2021 · pp. 145–185 · doi:10.1093/med/9780198842248.003.0007 · W3215877727
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This chapter reviews fibroids, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, benign ovarian tumors, vulval disorders, and female genital mutilation, detailing definitions, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for each.

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Abstract This chapter covers other disorders that are not covered elsewhere in this book. It includes fibroids, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, benign ovarian tumours, vulval disorders (cysts, dermatosis, intraepithelial neoplasia, and vulval pain), and female genital mutilation. For each diagnosis it gives definitions, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment regimes. For endometriosis, both surgical and medical treatments are discussed.

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