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Disorder of female genital system

MedGen UID:: 9003
•Concept ID:: C0017411
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Diseases, Female Genital; Diseases, Gynecologic; Female Genital Disease; Female Genital Diseases; Genital Disease, Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Gynecologic Disease; Gynecologic Diseases
SNOMED CT:	Disease of female genital organ (244938009); Disorder of female genital organs (244938009); Disorder of female genital system (310789003); Disorder of female genital tract (310789003); Disease of female genital system (310789003); Gynecological disease (310789003)

Definition

Pathological processes involving the female reproductive tract (GENITALIA, FEMALE). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVDisorder of female genital system

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Pathological process
  - Disease
    - Disorder by Site
      - Disorder of the genitourinary system
        Diseases, Genital
        Disorder of female genital system
        Adnexal Diseases
        Disorder of ovary
        Anovulation
        Neoplasm of ovary
        Oophoritis
        Ovarian cyst
        Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
        Ovarian Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Ovarian torsion
        Premature ovarian failure
        Premature ovarian insufficiency
        Fallopian tube disorder
        Fallopian Tube Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Neoplasm of fallopian tube
        Salpingitis
        Pelvic inflammatory disease
        Adnexitis
        AIDS-Related Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
        Endometritis
        Parametritis
        Dyspareunia
        Endometriosis
        Atypical Endometriosis
        Cervical endometriosis
        Endometriosis of thorax
        Fallopian tube endometriosis
        Ovarian endometriosis
        Vaginal Endometriosis
        Female infertility
        Genital herpes
        Gynatresia
        Infection, Reproductive Tract
        Tuberculosis, Female Genital
        Uterine disorder
        Cervix disorder
        Cervical insufficiency
        Cervical Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Cervical Polyp
        Cervicitis
        Dysplasia of cervix
        Erosion of cervix
        Neoplasm of uterine cervix
        Endometrial disorder
        Endometrium neoplasm
        Hyperplasia of the endometrium
        Tamoxifen-related endometrial lesion
        Endometriosis of uterus
        Hemometra
        Neoplasm of uterus
        Corpus uteri neoplasm
        Uterine adenofibroma
        Uterine benign neoplasm
        Uterine cancer
        Uterine cervix myxoma
        Uterine leiomyoma
        Uterine myxoma
        Pyometritis
        Retroversion of uterus
        Uterine Hemorrhage
        Menorrhagia
        Metrorrhagia
        Post-partum hemorrhage
        Uterine inversion
        Uterine Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Uterine Corpus Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Uterine prolapse
        Uterine polyp
        Endometrial polyp
        Uterine rupture
        Perforation of uterus
        Vaginal disorder
        Hematocolpos
        Hydrocolpos
        Vaginal discharge
        Leukorrhea
        Vaginal fistula
        Rectovaginal fistula
        Vesicovaginal fistula
        Vaginal neoplasm
        Benign vaginal neoplasm
        Cervical clear cell adenocarcinoma
        Vaginal cancer
        Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma
        Vaginal Germ Cell Tumor
        Vaginal glandular neoplasm
        Vaginal Mixed Epithelial and Mesenchymal Neoplasm
        Vaginal myxoma
        Vaginal Soft Tissue Neoplasm
        Vaginal squamous tumor
        Vaginal Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Atrophy of vagina
        Imperforate Vagina
        Polyp of vagina
        Vaginitis
        Vaginismus
        Psychologic vaginismus
        Vulvar disease
        Pruritus vulvae
        Vulvar lichen sclerosus
        Vulvar neoplasm
        Bartholin gland carcinoma
        Bartholin gland neoplasm
        Germ cell tumor of the vulva
        Squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva
        Vulva cancer
        Vulvar adenocarcinoma
        Vulvar benign neoplasm
        Vulvar glandular neoplasm
        Vulvar granular cell tumor
        Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
        Vulvar Melanocytic Neoplasm
        Vulvar melanoma
        Vulvar Neoplasm of Skin Appendage Origin
        Vulvar Phyllodes Tumor
        Vulvar Soft Tissue Neoplasm
        Vulvar squamous neoplasm
        Vulvar Non-Neoplastic Disorder
        Polyp of vulva
        Vulval Infection
        Vulvar dystrophy
        Vulvitis
        Vulvar vestibulitis
        Vulvovaginitis
        Vulvodynia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recommendations from the 2023 international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Teede HJ, Tay CT, Laven JJE, Dokras A, Moran LJ, Piltonen TT, Costello MF, Boivin J, Redman LM, Boyle JA, Norman RJ, Mousa A, Joham AE; International PCOS Network
Eur J Endocrinol 2023 Aug 2;189(2):G43-G64. doi: 10.1093/ejendo/lvad096. PMID: 37580861

Recommendations From the 2023 International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Teede HJ, Tay CT, Laven JJE, Dokras A, Moran LJ, Piltonen TT, Costello MF, Boivin J, Redman LM, Boyle JA, Norman RJ, Mousa A, Joham AE
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023 Sep 18;108(10):2447-2469. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgad463. PMID: 37580314 Free PMC Article

Management of Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomas: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 228.

Obstet Gynecol 2021 Jun 1;137(6):e100-e115. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004401. PMID: 34011888

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genital Ulcers: Differential Diagnosis and Management.

Roett MA
Am Fam Physician 2020 Mar 15;101(6):355-361. PMID: 32163252

Acute Pelvic Pain.

Dewey K, Wittrock C
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 May;37(2):207-218. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.01.012. PMID: 30940367

Female genital warts.

Ghaemmaghami F, Nazari Z, Mehrdad N
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2007 Jul-Sep;8(3):339-47. PMID: 18159964

Lichen sclerosus.

Powell JJ, Wojnarowska F
Lancet 1999 May 22;353(9166):1777-83. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)08228-2. PMID: 10348006

Genital psoriasis.

Farber EM, Nall L
Cutis 1992 Oct;50(4):263-6. PMID: 1424790

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Diagnosis

Genital Ulcers: Differential Diagnosis and Management.

Roett MA
Am Fam Physician 2020 Mar 15;101(6):355-361. PMID: 32163252

Urogenital infections.

Wagenlehner F
World J Urol 2020 Jan;38(1):1-2. doi: 10.1007/s00345-019-03039-4. PMID: 31788716

Genitourinary Procedures.

Jones MP, Mekuria K
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Nov;37(4):811-819. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2019.07.014. PMID: 31563209

Genital allergy.

Sonnex C
Sex Transm Infect 2004 Feb;80(1):4-7. doi: 10.1136/sti.2003.005132. PMID: 14755027 Free PMC Article

Genital psoriasis.

Farber EM, Nall L
Cutis 1992 Oct;50(4):263-6. PMID: 1424790

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Therapy

Primary cytoreductive surgery with or without hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) for FIGO stage III epithelial ovarian cancer: OVHIPEC-2, a phase III randomized clinical trial.

Koole S, van Stein R, Sikorska K, Barton D, Perrin L, Brennan D, Zivanovic O, Mosgaard BJ, Fagotti A, Colombo PE, Sonke G, Driel WJV; OVHIPEC-2 Steering Committee and the Dutch OVHIPEC group
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020 Jun;30(6):888-892. Epub 2020 Mar 23 doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001231. PMID: 32205449 Free PMC Article

Is the NCI MATCH trial a match for gynecologic oncology?

Moore KN, Mannel RS
Gynecol Oncol 2016 Jan;140(1):161-6. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.11.003. PMID: 26586415

Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease.

Aarts JW, Nieboer TE, Johnson N, Tavender E, Garry R, Mol BW, Kluivers KB
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Aug 12;2015(8):CD003677. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003677.pub5. PMID: 26264829 Free PMC Article

2-methoxyestradiol and disorders of female reproductive tissues.

Pinto MP, Medina RA, Owen GI
Horm Cancer 2014 Oct;5(5):274-83. Epub 2014 Apr 25 doi: 10.1007/s12672-014-0181-2. PMID: 24764201 Free PMC Article

An overview of the current status of clinical trials on endometriosis: issues and concerns.

Guo SW
Fertil Steril 2014 Jan;101(1):183-190.e4. Epub 2013 Oct 7 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.050. PMID: 24112527

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Prognosis

Modern treatment of vulvar cancer.

Merlo S
Radiol Oncol 2020 Sep 22;54(4):371-376. doi: 10.2478/raon-2020-0053. PMID: 32960779 Free PMC Article

Cesarean section one hundred years 1920-2020: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Antoine C, Young BK
J Perinat Med 2020 Sep 4;49(1):5-16. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0305. PMID: 32887190

A Review of Cervical Cancer: Incidence and Disparities.

Buskwofie A, David-West G, Clare CA
J Natl Med Assoc 2020 Apr;112(2):229-232. Epub 2020 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.03.002. PMID: 32278478

Estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2018: a worldwide analysis.

Arbyn M, Weiderpass E, Bruni L, de Sanjosé S, Saraiya M, Ferlay J, Bray F
Lancet Glob Health 2020 Feb;8(2):e191-e203. Epub 2019 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30482-6. PMID: 31812369 Free PMC Article

Risk factors for endometrial cancer: An umbrella review of the literature.

Raglan O, Kalliala I, Markozannes G, Cividini S, Gunter MJ, Nautiyal J, Gabra H, Paraskevaidis E, Martin-Hirsch P, Tsilidis KK, Kyrgiou M
Int J Cancer 2019 Oct 1;145(7):1719-1730. Epub 2019 Feb 20 doi: 10.1002/ijc.31961. PMID: 30387875

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Clinical prediction guides

Diet and Nutrition in Gynecological Disorders: A Focus on Clinical Studies.

Afrin S, AlAshqar A, El Sabeh M, Miyashita-Ishiwata M, Reschke L, Brennan JT, Fader A, Borahay MA
Nutrients 2021 May 21;13(6) doi: 10.3390/nu13061747. PMID: 34063835 Free PMC Article

Genital Ulcers: Differential Diagnosis and Management.

Roett MA
Am Fam Physician 2020 Mar 15;101(6):355-361. PMID: 32163252

An Update of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Female Reproductive System.

Kefeli M, Usubütün A
Turk Patoloji Derg 2015;31 Suppl 1:128-44. doi: 10.5146/tjpath.2015.01320. PMID: 26177323

Reassessing hysterectomy.

Stewart EA, Shuster LT, Rocca WA
Minn Med 2012 Mar;95(3):36-9. PMID: 22611818 Free PMC Article

Criteria for diagnosis of Behçet's disease. International Study Group for Behçet's Disease.

Lancet 1990 May 5;335(8697):1078-80. PMID: 1970380

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Recent systematic reviews

Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bruni L, Albero G, Rowley J, Alemany L, Arbyn M, Giuliano AR, Markowitz LE, Broutet N, Taylor M
Lancet Glob Health 2023 Sep;11(9):e1345-e1362. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00305-4. PMID: 37591583 Free PMC Article

Molecular Insights in Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Systematic Review.

Sparić R, Andjić M, Babović I, Nejković L, Mitrović M, Štulić J, Pupovac M, Tinelli A
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Aug 27;23(17) doi: 10.3390/ijms23179728. PMID: 36077127 Free PMC Article

Role of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on HPV infection and recurrence of HPV related disease after local surgical treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kechagias KS, Kalliala I, Bowden SJ, Athanasiou A, Paraskevaidi M, Paraskevaidis E, Dillner J, Nieminen P, Strander B, Sasieni P, Veroniki AA, Kyrgiou M
BMJ 2022 Aug 3;378:e070135. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-070135. PMID: 35922074 Free PMC Article

Endometrial hyperplasia as a risk factor of endometrial cancer.

Nees LK, Heublein S, Steinmacher S, Juhasz-Böss I, Brucker S, Tempfer CB, Wallwiener M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Aug;306(2):407-421. Epub 2022 Jan 10 doi: 10.1007/s00404-021-06380-5. PMID: 35001185 Free PMC Article

EULAR recommendations for women's health and the management of family planning, assisted reproduction, pregnancy and menopause in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/or antiphospholipid syndrome.

Andreoli L, Bertsias GK, Agmon-Levin N, Brown S, Cervera R, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Doria A, Fischer-Betz R, Forger F, Moraes-Fontes MF, Khamashta M, King J, Lojacono A, Marchiori F, Meroni PL, Mosca M, Motta M, Ostensen M, Pamfil C, Raio L, Schneider M, Svenungsson E, Tektonidou M, Yavuz S, Boumpas D, Tincani A
Ann Rheum Dis 2017 Mar;76(3):476-485. Epub 2016 Jul 25 doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209770. PMID: 27457513 Free PMC Article

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Disorder of female genital system

Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

Recent systematic reviews

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