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Female sexual problems are health-related issues or body changes that affect people with female sex organs. Common examples include reduced sex drive, pain during sex or difficulty reaching orgasam. 


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Female sexual problems are health-related issues or body changes that affect people with female sex organs. Common examples include reduced sex drive, pain during sex or difficulty reaching orgasam. 

Ovarian torsion

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Bartholin's cyst

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Bacterial vaginosis

Fibroids

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Pelvic organ prolapse

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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Ovarian cyst

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Vaginismus

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Vulvodynia (persistent vulval pain)

Vaginitis

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Dry vagina

Endometriosis

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Female sexual problems

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Polycystic ovary syndrome 

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Abnormal uterine bleeding

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A period is when a person with a womb loses blood from the vagina for a few days. It's a normal part of the menstrual cycle. Periods usually happen once a month, but some people may get their period more or less often. Periods begin during puberty and end at menopause. 

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A period is when a person with a womb loses blood from the vagina for a few days. It's a normal part of the menstrual cycle. Periods usually happen once a month, but some people may get their period more or less often. Periods begin during puberty and end at menopause. 


Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Surgical procedures are used to diagnose, investigate or treat a range of medical conditions. Common examples of surgical procedures include caesarian sections, organ transplants, appendectomies and heart surgeries. 


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Hysterectomy

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