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Browse public condition summaries from China medical resources by stable specialty category.
Menopausal syndrome
Menopausal syndrome, also known as perimenopausal syndrome, refers to a group of symptoms primarily characterized by autonomic nervous system dysfunction, accompanied by neuropsychological symptoms, caused by fluctuations or decreases in sex hormones around the time of menopause. Epidemiological studies show that the average age of natural menopause for women in China is approximately 50 years old.
View detailsFetal demise
Fetal arrest refers to the phenomenon where an embryo dies and stops developing at a certain stage. Clinically, pregnancy symptoms such as nausea and vomiting disappear, and signs of threatened miscarriage such as vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain may occur. Some patients have no clinical symptoms and are only diagnosed during an ultrasound examination.
View detailsSmall cell lung cancer
Small cell lung cancer is a special type of lung cancer, belonging to a highly malignant neuroendocrine tumor. Tumor cells have a fast doubling time and are prone to aggressive development and distant metastasis. This disease is common in smokers. There are no obvious symptoms in the early stage of this disease. The main symptoms in the later stage include cough, sputum, chest pain, fever, chest tightness, shortness of breath, hemoptysis, fatigue, and weight loss.
Cerebral palsy in children
Cerebral palsy in children refers to functional impairments caused by brain damage during brain development from before birth to one month after birth. It is primarily characterized by abnormalities in movement and posture, and may also be accompanied by intellectual disability, epilepsy, sensory and perceptual disorders, language disorders, and mental and behavioral abnormalities.
View detailsThreatened abortion
Threatened miscarriage refers to vaginal bleeding, which may be accompanied by paroxysmal abdominal pain, occurring within 28 weeks of pregnancy. However, the cervix is not dilated, the membranes are intact, the uterine size is consistent with the gestational age, and there is no expulsion of gestational tissue. Threatened miscarriage is the earliest stage of spontaneous miscarriage, with the main symptoms being vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain.
View detailsAmenorrhea
Amenorrhea refers to the absence of menstruation in females or the cessation of menstruation after its establishment. It can be divided into physiological amenorrhea and pathological amenorrhea. Physiological amenorrhea refers to the absence of menstruation before puberty, during pregnancy, lactation, and after menopause, which is a normal physiological phenomenon. Clinically, amenorrhea usually refers to pathological amenorrhea, which means that a woman has not had menstruation or menstruation has stopped after puberty or after puberty but before menopause, excluding pregnancy.
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