A fluid-filled sack in the ovary that enlarges before ovulation or that remains because no egg was released that cycle. Ovarian cysts may rarely represent a serious condition or cancer. Usually they simply indicate that ovulation has not occurred. Ovarian cysts are normal before menarche and in adolescence, occur during pregnancy and in perimenopause and when a woman is using oral contraceptives.
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Ovarian Cyst
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Osteoporosis
A weakness of bone sufficient to cause a fragility fracture or very low Bone Mineral Density (lower than a T-Score of –2.5) by Bone Mineral Density. Men and women are both at risk with increasing age—almost 25% of adults over age 50 have had one or more vertebral compression fractures.
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