His and Her Health

When one person forces another person to have sex. It differs from rape because the victim agreed to spend time with the attacker. Perhaps he or she even went out with his or her attacker more than once.

A group of diseases in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in the blood. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood is too high causing a variety of complications ranging from cardiovascular disease (heart disease) to blindness and kidney failure. This disease occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use it properly.

A surgical procedure used to examine a person’s internal organs. A laparoscope, a thin viewing tube similar to a telescope, is passed through a small incision in the abdomen. Using the laparoscope, the doctor can look directly at the organs.

A drug given to many pregnant women from 1945 to 1970 to prevent miscarriage. Exposure to DES is a risk factor for a special type of vaginal cancer (adenocarcinoma), as well as other abnormalities of the genital tract.

A procedure in which the opening of the cervix is stretched with a special instrument, and the walls of the uterus are scraped gently.

The medical term for the painful cramps that may occur during a woman’s menstrual period.

A pre-cancerous condition involving changes in the surface cells of the vulva and/or cervix. It also is called vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).