Complete the sentences with the correct terms related to reproductive health and gynecology.

Here are the completed sentences: 1. The guidance on the safety of various contraceptive methods for use in the context of specific health conditions and characteristics is known as Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC). 2. The collective term for peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause is climacteric. 3. The physiological changes that occur in early adolescence which result in the development of sexual and reproductive capacity are known as puberty. 4. A sexually transmitted infection which manifests like cauliflower is called genital warts. 5. The suture used on an incompetent cervix in habitual abortion is cervical cerclage. 6. Endometriosis is a chronic and progressive condition that develops when tissues similar to the one lining the uterus grows onto other areas such as the ovaries, bowels or bladder. 7. A malignant tumor is potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and to distant organs by metastasis. 8. The hormone that increases during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle is called progesterone. 9. A condition in which ectopic and uterine pregnancy coexist is called heterotopic pregnancy. 10. Cullen's sign is the haemorrhagic discoloration of the umbilical area due to intraperitoneal haemorrhage. 11. At the time of implantation into the endometrium, the fertilized ovum is called the blastocyst. 12. The pituitary gland is responsible for sending hormonal stimuli to the ovaries in the form of FSH and LH to initiate egg maturation. 13. When fluid drains from a blood mole, the fleshy, firm, hard mass left is known as an invasive mole. 14. The conventional form of HIV testing used in antenatal clinics is routine testing called HIV antibody test (or ELISA). 15. The renal system works extra hard to get rid of excess fluids from the body by the process of urine formation (or excretion). 16. The simplest test to check a woman's tubes is with an X-ray and dye, a procedure called Hysterosalpingography (HSG). 17. A client seeking permanent contraception (or client for sterilization) is a client who does not want to have children any more. Send me the next one 📸