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Woman's Health.
Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female
anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts
or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females.
Women's health issues include menstruation, contraception, maternal health,
child birth, menopause and breast cancer. They can also include medical
situations in which women face problems not directly related to their biology,
for example gender-differentiated access to medical treatment.
Women's health is an issue which has been taken up by many feminists, especially
where reproductive health is concerned.
Some health and medical research advocates, particularly the Society for Women's
Health Research in the United States, define women's health more broadly than
issues specific to human female anatomy to include areas where biological sex
differences between women and men exist. Research has demonstrated significant
biological differences between the sexes in rates of susceptibility, symptoms
and response to treatment in many major areas of health, including heart disease
and some cancers.
