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  1. Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency 
    ... ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI) is a condition that affects women and is characterized by reduced function of the ... and falls, but overall it increases as a woman ages. In younger women, elevated levels may indicate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-associated-primary-ovarian-insufficiency - Genetics
  2. Ovarian cancer 
    Ovarian cancer is a disease that affects women. In this form of cancer, certain cells in the ovary become abnormal and multiply uncontrollably to form a tumor. The ovaries are the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/ovarian-cancer - Genetics
  3. Preeclampsia 
    ... is a complication of pregnancy in which affected women develop high blood pressure (hypertension); they can also ... appear shortly after giving birth (postpartum preeclampsia).Many women with mild preeclampsia do not feel ill, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/preeclampsia - Genetics
  4. Androgenetic alopecia 
    ... form of hair loss in both men and women. In men, it is also known as male pattern baldness, and in women, it is also known as female pattern hair ... complete baldness.The pattern of hair loss in women differs from male-pattern baldness. In women, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/androgenetic-alopecia - Genetics
  5. Polycystic ovary syndrome 
    Polycystic ovary syndrome is a condition that affects women in their child-bearing years and alters the ... resulting in problems affecting many body systems.Most women with polycystic ovary syndrome produce excess male sex ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/polycystic-ovary-syndrome - Genetics
  6. Recurrent hydatidiform mole 
    Recurrent hydatidiform mole is a condition that affects women and is characterized by the occurrence of at ... countries. One to six percent of previously affected women will have a recurrent hydatidiform mole. Gestational choriocarcinoma ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/recurrent-hydatidiform-mole - Genetics
  7. What is noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and what disorders can it screen for?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... of DNA that are circulating in a pregnant woman’s blood. Unlike most DNA, which is found ... it requires drawing blood only from the pregnant woman and does not pose any risk to the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/nipt - Genetics
  8. Gestational diabetes 
    ... glucose (also called blood sugar) during pregnancy. Affected women do not have diabetes before they are pregnant, and most of these women go back to being nondiabetic soon after the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gestational-diabetes - Genetics
  9. If a genetic disorder runs in my family, what are the chances that my children will have the condition?: MedlinePlus ... 
    ... X-linked dominant condition differs between men and women because men have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome , while women have two X chromosomes. A man passes on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/riskassessment - Genetics
  10. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis 
    ... and tissues.LAM is found almost exclusively in women. It often occurs as a feature of an ... symptoms of LAM most often appear during a woman's thirties. Affected women have an overgrowth of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lymphangioleiomyomatosis - Genetics
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