Endometriosis is one of the three major causes of female infertility. Nearly 15 percent, or one in seven, American women between the ages of 18 and 50 years old suffer from chronic pelvic pain. Chlamydia, a sexually transmitted vaginal infection, is the most frequently reported infectious disease in the United States. Cancer of the endometrium is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. It is estimated that 36,100 new cases of endometrial cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2000, and about 6,500 women will die from endometrial cancer.
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women.
It is estimated that about 23,100 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in the US in 2000. Ovarian cancer accounts for 49 percent of all cancers in women and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. It is estimated that there will be about 14,000 deaths from ovarian cancer during 2000. The mortality rates for cervical cancer have declined sharply as Pap screenings have become more prevalent. About 15,000 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the US during 2000.