Sexual Health Glossary
Terms that are on use on this site.
There are 320 entries in this glossary.All
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| LDL Cholesterol |
Considered to be "bad" cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein is a type of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart disease. |
| Aanorgasmia |
The delay or absence of sexual climax (orgasm). |
| Abdominal hysterectomy |
The surgical removal of the uterus through an incision in the abdomen. |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AID |
A viral infection that attacks the immune system of the body and causes a syndrome in which many different, harmful organisms can attack the body and cause disease. |
| Actonel |
Also known as risedronate, Actonel is a drug that has been shown to build back done density to help protect bones that are vulnerable to fracture. Actonel is used to treat and prevent Osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis, and to treat other forms of bone mass loss in men and women. |
| Adenocarcinomas |
Cancer that begins in the cells lining of the glands of the body. |
| Adjuvant therapy |
Treatment provided in addition to the primary treatment. |
| Alternative medicine |
Practices not generally recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approaches. |
| Alzheimer's disease |
A progressive disease in which nerve cells in the brain degenerate and brain matter shrinks, resulting in impaired thinking, behavior and memory. |
| Amenorrhea |
When a woman does not get her monthly period. |
| Amputation of the penis |
(See penectomy.) |
| Androgens |
A group of Hormones that promote the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics. |
| Anti-hypertensives |
Medications used to treat high blood pressure. |
| Anti-inflammatory drugs |
Drugs that reduce inflammation (swelling) by modifying the body’s immune response. |
| Antibiotics |
Any of a class of medicines that kill infection-causing germs. |
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