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text: Back Glossary - Women's Health | A || B || C || D || E || F || G || H || I || J || K || L || M || N || O || P || Q || R || S || T || U || V || W || X || Y || Z | A [return to top] Abdominal hysterectomy - the uterus is removed through the abdomen via a surgical incision. Abortion - medical termination of a pregnancy. Adhesion - a band of scar tissue that joins normally separated internal body structures, most often after surgery, inflammation, or injury in the area. Adrenal glands - two glands, one on top of each kidney, which produce a variety of hormones that affect nearly every body system. Advance directives - legal documents -- such as living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care decisions -- that detail a person's wishes regarding medical treatment prior to an illness or accident that makes him/her unable to do so. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) - a protein produced by a developing fetus that is present in amniotic fluid and, in smaller amounts, in a pregnant woman's blood. Abnormal levels of AFP found in a blood test between the 15th and 18th weeks of pregnancy can indicate abnormalities in the fetus. Alzheimer's disease - A progressive, incurable condition that destroys brain cells, gradually causing loss of intellectual abilities -- such as memory -- and extreme changes in personality and behavior. Amenorrhea - absence or cessation of menstrual periods. Amenorrhea, primary - from the beginning and lifelong; menstruation never begins at puberty. Amenorrhea, secondary - due to some physical cause and usually of later onset; a condition in which menstrual periods which were at one time normal and regular become increasing abnormal and irregular or absent. Amniocentesis - prenatal diagnostic procedure in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is withdrawn through a needle inserted through a pregnant woman's abdominal wall into the uterus, then examined in a laboratory to detect genetic abnormalities in a fetus. Amniotic fluid - clear liquid that surrounds and protects the fetus throughout pregnancy. Anemia - blood disorder caused by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells); it can result from abnormal blood loss, such as heavy menstrual bleeding. Aovulation - failure of the ovaries to produce or release mature eggs. Antibodies - proteins produced by the immune system to fight specific bacteria, viruses, or other antigens. Antioxidants - compounds that protect against cell damage inflicted by molecules called oxygen-free radicals, which are a major cause of disease and aging. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) - medical procedures, such as in vitro fertilization, that are performed to help infertile couples conceive. B [back to top] Basal body temperature - temperature of a person's body taken first thing in the morning after several hours of sleep and before any activity, including getting out of bed or talking; often charted to determine the time of ovulation. Benign - cell growth that is not cancerous, does not invade nearby tissue, or spread to other parts of the body. Biopsy - removal of sample of tissue via a hollow needle or scalpel. Body mass index (BMI) - number, derived by using height and weight measurements, that gives a general indication if weight falls within a healthy range. Bone density - measure of the mass of bone in relation to its volume to determine the risk of developing osteoporosis. Braxton Hicks contractions - Relatively brief, painless contractions of the uterus that may begin during the second half of pregnancy. Breast self-examination (BSE) - routine, monthly examination of the breasts. C [back to top] CA-125 test - Blood test to detect an elevated level of a protein antigen called CA-125, which may indicate ovarian cancer, among other disorders. Calcium - mineral that gives strength to bones and teeth and has an important role in muscle contraction, blood clotting, and nerve function. Cancer - abnormal cells that divide without control, which can invade nearby tissues or spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts of the body. Carcinogen - a substance that is known to cause cancer. Certified nurse midwife (CNM) - a registered nurse who receives advanced education and provides primary care for women, with an emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive health. Cervical dysplasia - condition in which cells in the cervix have undergone precancerous changes. It is detected by a Pap smear; treatment can prevent it from progressing to cervical cancer. Cervicitis - an irritation of the cervix by a number of different organisms. Cervicitis is generally classified as either acute or chronic. Cervix - the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) located between the bladder and the rectum. It forms a canal that opens into the vagina, which leads to the outside of the body. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) - term used to classify the degree of precancerous change in cells of the cervix in a condition called cervical dysplasia. Cesarean delivery (also called c-section) - surgical procedure to deliver a baby through an incision in the lower abdomen and uterus. Chlamydial infection - very common sexually transmitted disease or urinary tract infection caused by a bacterialike organism in the urethra and reproductive system. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - diagnostic test usually performed between the 10th and 12th weeks of pregnancy in which a small sample of tissue is taken from the placenta and examined to detect genetic abnormalities in a fetus. Chromosomes - filaments of genetic material in every cell nucleus that are made up of genes and that transmit genetic information from one generation of cells to the next. Climacteric (also called perimenopause) - the transition period of time before menopause, marked by a decreased production of estrogen and progesterone, irregular menstrual periods, and transitory psychological changes. Colostrum - thin, white, first milk produced by the breasts during late pregnancy and for a few days after childbirth. It provides a nursing infant with essential nutrients and infection-fighting antibodies. Colposcopy - visual examination of the cervix and vagina using a lighted magnifying instrument (colposcope). Cone biopsy (also called conization) - a biopsy in which a larger cone-shaped piece of tissue is removed from the cervix by using the loop electrosurgical excision procedure or the cold knife cone biopsy procedure. The cone biopsy procedure may be used as a treatment for precancerous lesions and early cancers. Contractions, labor - rhythmic tightening of the muscular wall of the uterus to push the fetus down through the vagina during childbirth. Cryosurgery - use of liquid nitrogen, or a probe that is very cold, to freeze and kill cancer cells. Culdocentesis - a procedure in which a needle is inserted into the pelvic cavity through the vaginal wall to obtain a sample of fluid. Cyst - a fluid-filled or semi-solid sac in or under the skin. Cystitis - inflammation of the bladder, usually caused by a bacterial infection. Cystocele - condition in which weakened pelvic muscles cause the base of the bladder to drop from its usual position down into the vagina. Cystometry - diagnostic procedure that measures bladder capacity and pressure changes as the bladder fills and empties. Cystoscopy - procedure in which a viewing tube (cystoscope) is passed through the urethra to examine the inside of the bladder and ureters or to treat a disorder. Cystourethrocele - condition that results when the urethra and its supporting tissues weaken and drop into the vagina leading to stress incontinence. D [back to top] Dilation and curettage (also called D & C) - a minor operation in which the cervix is dilated (expanded) so that the cervical canal and uterine lining can be scraped with a curette (spoon-shaped instrument). DEXA (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry) - imaging technique that uses a very low dose of radiation to measure bone density for the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Domestic violence - violence and abuse by family members or intimate partners such as a spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend, or date. Dysmenorrhea - pain or discomfort experienced just before or during a menstrual period. Dysmenorrhea, primary - from the beginning and usually lifelong; severe and frequent menstrual cramping caused by uterine contractions. Dysmenorrhea, secondary - due to some physical cause and usually of later onset; painful menstrual periods caused by another medical condition present in the body (for instance, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis). Dyspareunia - pain in the vagina or pelvis experienced during sexual intercourse. Dysplasia - an abnormality of growth. E [back to top] Eclampsia - a serious, life-threatening condition in late pregnancy in which very high blood pressure can cause a woman to have seizures. Ectopic pregnancy (also called tubal pregnancy) - pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. Endocervical curettage (ECC) - a procedure which uses a narrow instrument called a curette to scrape the lining of the endocervical canal. This type of biopsy is usually completed along with the colposcopic biopsy. Endometrial ablation - a procedure to destroy the lining of the uterus (endometrium). Endometrial biopsy - a procedure in which a sample of tissue is obtained through a tube which is inserted into the uterus. Endometrial hyperplasia - abnormal thickening of the endometrium caused by excessive cell growth. Endometrial implants - fragments of endometrium that relocate outside of the uterus, such as in the muscular wall of the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina, or intestine, and bleed monthly just as the endometrium does in the uterus. Endometriosis - condition in which tissue resembling that of the endometrium grows outside the uterus, on or near the ovaries or fallopian tubes, or in other areas of the pelvic cavity. Endometrium - mucous membrane lining of the inner surface of the uterus that grows during each menstrual cycle and is shed in menstrual blood. Endoscopy - use of a very flexible tube with a lens or camera (and a light on the end), which is connected to a computer screen, allowing the physician to see inside the hollow organs, such as the uterus. Biopsy samples can be taken through the tube. Enterocele - condition caused by weakened muscles in the pelvis in which a portion of the intestines bulges into the top of the vagina. Epidural anesthesia - method of pain relief used during surgery or childbirth in which an anesthetic is injected into a small area surrounding the spinal cord (the epidural space) to block pain nerve impulses from the lower half of the body. Episiotomy - incision made in the skin between the vagina and anus to enlarge the vaginal opening and facilitate childbirth. Estrogen - a group of hormones secreted by the ovaries which affect many aspects of the female body, including a woman's menstrual cycle and normal sexual and reproductive development. Estrogen therapy - use of the female hormone estrogen to treat symptoms that result when the body no longer produces estrogen naturally after medical or surgical menopause. F [back to top] Fallopian tubes - two thin tubes that extend from each side of the uterus, toward the ovaries as a passageway for eggs and sperm. Fecal occult-blood test - screening test for possible signs of cancer of the colon or rectum. Fertile - able to become pregnant. Fetal alcohol syndrome - set of serious birth defects that can occur when a pregnant woman drinks alcohol. Fibroadenoma - noncancerous, firm, rubbery lump in the breast that is painless and moves around easily when touched. Fibrocystic breasts - noncancerous condition in which small lumps and cysts develop in the breasts. Fibroids - noncancerous growths in, on, or within the walls of the uterus. Folic acid - a nutrient found in some green leafy vegetables, nuts, beans, citrus fruits, fortified breakfast cereals, and some vitamin supplements. Folic acid can help reduce the risk of birth defects of the brain and spinal cord. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - hormone secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain that stimulates the growth and maturation of eggs in females and sperm in males, and sex hormone production in both males and females. Functional incontinence - difficulty reaching a restroom in time because of physical conditions such as arthritis. G [back to top] Genes - basic, functional units of heredity, each occupying a specific place on a chromosome. Genetic counseling - providing information, advice, and testing to prospective parents at risk of having a child with a birth defect or genetic disorder. Genitals - external sex organs. Genital herpes - a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus. Genital warts - sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Gestational diabetes - form of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy in women who do not otherwise have diabetes. GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer) - method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, combining them with sperm from her partner or a donor in the laboratory, and placing the eggs and sperm together in one of her fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur. Gonorrhea - common sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium, which can lead to infertility in women. H [back to top] Hirsutism - excessive growth of body and facial hair, including the chest, stomach, and back. Hormones - chemical substances created by the body that control numerous body functions. Hormone therapy (HT), menopausal - use of the female hormones estrogen and/or progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone) to treat symptoms that result when the body no longer produces the hormones after menopause. Hormone therapy, oncological - treatment of cancer by removing, blocking, or adding hormones. Human chorionic gonadotropin - hormone produced by the placenta during early pregnancy. Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) - viruses that can cause warts. Some HPVs are sexually transmitted and cause wartlike growths on the genitals. HPV is a major risk factor for cervical cancer. Hyperplasia - an abnormal increase in the number of cells in a tissue or an organ (i.e., cervix or the lining of the uterus). Hypothalamus - small structure at the base of the brain that regulates many body functions, including appetite and body temperature. Hysterectomy - surgical removal of the uterus. Hysterosalpingography - X-ray examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes that uses dye and is often performed to rule out tubal obstruction. Hysteroscope - visual examination of the canal of the cervix and the interior of the uterus using a viewing instrument (hysteroscope) inserted through the vagina. I [back to top] Incontinence, urinary - uncontrollable, involuntary leaking of urine. Infertility - not being able to produce children. Intrauterine insemination - treatment for infertility in which sperm are introduced into the uterus via a slim tube inserted through the vagina. In vitro fertilization - treatment for infertility in which a woman's egg is fertilized outside her body, with her partner's sperm or sperm from a donor. J [back to top] K [back to top] L [back to top] Labia - the folds of skin at the opening of the vagina. Laparoscopy - use of a viewing tube with a lens or camera (and a light on the end), which is inserted through a small incision in the abdomen to examine the contents of the abdomen and remove tissue samples. Laparotomy - a surgical procedure that involves an incision across the abdomen; often used when making a diagnosis by less invasive tests is difficult. Liposuction - type of cosmetic surgery in which localized areas of fat are removed from beneath the skin using a suction-pump device inserted through a small incision. Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) - procedure for treating cervical dysplasia in which a fine wire loop and low-energy current are used to remove abnormal tissue from the cervix. Lumpectomy - breast-conserving surgical procedure for breast cancer patients in which only the tumor and a small area of surrounding tissue are removed. Luteinizing hormone (LH) - hormone secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain that stimulates the growth and maturation of eggs in females and sperm in males. Lymphatic system - tissues and organs, including bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes, that produce, store, and carry white blood cells to fight infection and disease. Lymph nodes (also called lymph glands) - small organs located in the channels of the lymphatic system which store special cells to trap bacteria or cancer cells traveling through the body in lymph. Clusters of lymph nodes are found in the underarms, groin, neck, chest, and abdomen. M [back to top] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a noninvasive procedure that produces a two-dimensional view of an internal organ or structure, especially the brain and spinal cord. The MRI may show abnormal nodules in bones or lymph nodes -- a sign that cancer may be spreading. Malignant - cancerous cells are present. Mammogram - X-ray of the breast tissue. Mastectomy - surgical removal of all or part of the breast. Mastitis - infection of the milk ducts in the breast. Melanoma - the most serious, life-threatening form of skin cancer. Menarche - a young woman's first menstrual period. Menopause - end of menstruation; commonly used to refer to the period ending the female reproductive phase of life. Menorrhagia - the most common type of abnormal uterine bleeding (also called dysfunctional uterine bleeding) characterized by heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding. In some cases, bleeding may be so severe and relentless that daily activities become interrupted. Menses - menstrual flow. Menstruation - a cyclical process of the endometrium shedding its lining, along with discharge from the cervix and vagina, from the vaginal opening. This process results from the mature egg cell (ovum) not being fertilized by a sperm cell as it travels from one of the ovaries down a fallopian tube to the uterus, in the process called ovulation. Metastasis - the spread of cancer from its original site to other sites in the body. Metrorrhagia - any irregular, acyclic non-menstrual bleeding from the uterus; bleeding between menstrual periods. Miscarriage - spontaneous termination of a pregnancy before the fetus has developed enough to survive outside the uterus. Morning-after pills - hormonal medications to prevent pregnancy taken within 72 hours of having unprotected intercourse. Mycoplasma - very common sexually transmitted disease or urinary tract infection caused by a bacteria-like organism in the urethra and reproductive system. Myomectomy - surgical procedure done to remove fibroids from the uterus and leaving the uterus intact. N [back to top] Needle biopsy - biopsy procedure in which a small sample of tissue is removed through a hollow needle. Neural tube defect - type of birth defect, such as spina bifida, that results from failure of the spinal cord or brain to develop normally in a fetus. Nurse practitioner - a registered nurse who receives advanced education and provides preventive and acute health care services to individuals of all ages. O [back to top] Obesity - an excessive accumulation of fat in the body. A person with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30 is considered obese. Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN) - physicians who specialize in general women's medical care, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the female reproductive system, and care of pregnant women. Oligomenorrhea - infrequent or light menstrual cycles. Oncogenes - genes that promote normal cell division. Oncologist - physician who specializes in treating cancer. Oophorectomy - surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Osteoporosis - disorder in which bones thin and become brittle and more prone to fracture; most common in women after menopause due to estrogen deficiency. Ovaries - pair of small glands, located on either side of the uterus, in which egg cells develop and are stored and the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced. Overflow incontinence - the leakage of small amounts of urine from a bladder that is always full. Overweight - a label of ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given weight. A person with a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 30 is considered overweight. Ovulation - release of a mature egg from an ovary. Ovum - a mature egg cell released during ovulation from an ovary. Oxytocin - hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates contractions of the uterus during labor and release of milk during breastfeeding. P [back to top] Pap test (also called Pap smear) - test that involves microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix, used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and to show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation. Pelvic examination - an internal examination of the uterus, vagina, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder, and rectum. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - inflammation of the pelvic organs caused by a type of bacteria. Pelvic lymph node dissection - removal of some lymph nodes from the pelvis. Pelvis - a basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium). Perimenopause (also called climacteric) - the transition period of time before menopause, marked by a decreased production of estrogen and progesterone, irregular menstrual periods, and transitory psychological changes. Perineum - area between the anus and the sex organs. Pessary - rubber or plastic device that is inserted through the vagina to help hold the uterus in place in women who have prolapse of the uterus. Pituitary gland - gland at the base of the brain that secretes hormones and regulates and controls other hormone-secreting glands and many body processes, including reproduction. Placenta - organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy; links the blood supplies of a pregnant woman to the fetus to provide nutrients and remove waste products. Placental abruption - premature detachment of the placenta from the wall of the uterus causing severe bleeding that is life threatening to both a pregnant woman and fetus. Placenta previa - abnormal location of the placenta in the lower part of the uterus, near or over the cervix. Polymenorrhea - too frequent menstruation. Polyp - growth that projects, usually on a stem, from a membrane in the body and can sometimes develop into cancer. Postmenopausal bleeding - any bleeding that occurs after menopause. Preeclampsia - disorder of pregnancy characterized by increased blood pressure, water retention, and protein in the urine. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - a much more severe form of the collective symptoms known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is considered a severe and chronic medical condition that requires attention and treatment. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) - a group of physical and emotional symptoms that some women experience during their menstrual cycle. Although the symptoms usually cease with onset of the menstrual period, in some women, symptoms may last through and after their menstrual periods. Preterm labor - labor that begins before the 37th week of pregnancy. Progesterone - a female sex hormone, produced by the ovaries during the second half of the menstrual cycle. Progestin - synthetic form of the female sex hormone progesterone. Prolactin - hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates breast development and milk production. Prolapse of the uterus - displacement of the uterus down into the vagina caused by a weakening of supporting tissues in the pelvis. Pudendal block - pain relieving procedure used during childbirth in which an anesthetic is injected into tissues surrounding the pudendal nerves on either side of the vagina. It blocks pain in the tissues between the vagina and anus. Pyelonephritis - kidney infection. Q [back to top] R [back to top] Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) - treatment with high-energy rays (such as X-rays or gamma rays) to kill cancer cells; may be by external radiation or by internal radiation from radioactive materials placed directly in or near the tumor. Rape - forced or manipulated nonconsensual sexual contact, including vaginal or anal intercourse, oral sex, or penetration with an object. Rectocele - condition in which weakening of the lower vaginal wall causes the rectum to bulge into the vagina. Rectum - lower end of the large intestine, leading to the anus. S [back to top] Safe sex - sex in a monogamous relationship where neither party is infected with a sexually transmitted disease or urinary tract infection is considered to be "safe." However, many healthcare professionals believe there really is no such thing as "safe" sex and the only way to be truly safe is to abstain because all forms of sexual contact carry some risk. Salpingectomy - surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes. Salpingo-oophorectomy - surgery to remove the fallopian tubes and ovaries. Schiller test - a diagnostic test in which the cervix is coated with an iodine solution to detect the presence of abnormal cells. Serotonin - chemical messenger in the brain that affects emotions, behavior, and thought. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) - infection spread through sexual intercourse and other intimate sexual contact. Sigmoidoscopy - examination of the rectum and lower part of the colon (sigmoid colon) using a flexible viewing tube passed through the rectum. Spinal anesthesia - injection of an anesthetic into the area around the spinal cord to block pain sensation during surgery. Squamous cell cancer - a slow-growing cancer in cells in the top layer of the skin. Squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) - like CIN, SIL is a term used to classify the degree of precancerous change in cells of the cervix in a condition called cervical dysplasia. Stress incontinence - involuntary leaking of urine during activities that increase pressure inside the abdomen, such as coughing, sneezing, or jogging. T [back to top] Tamoxifen - an anticancer drug used in hormone therapy to block the effects of estrogen. Testosterone - key male sex hormone, which stimulates bone and muscle growth and the development of male sex characteristics. Thrombosis, deep-vein - formation of blood clots in veins deep inside the legs. Total hysterectomy - the removal of the uterus, including the cervix; the fallopian tubes and the ovaries remain. Total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy - the entire uterus, fallopian tubes, and the ovaries are surgically removed. Transvaginal ultrasound (also called ultrasonography) - an ultrasound test using a small instrument, called a transducer, that is placed in the vagina. Trichomoniasis - very common vaginitis caused by a single-celled organism usually transmitted during sexual contact. Tubal ligation - surgical sterilization procedure in which the fallopian tubes are sealed or cut to prevent sperm from reaching an egg. U [back to top] Ultrasound - diagnostic imaging procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to create a picture of internal body structures on a video screen. Urge incontinence - the inability to hold urine long enough to reach a restroom. Ureters - two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Urethra - narrow channel through which urine passes from the bladder out of the body. Uterus - hollow, muscular organ in the center of the female pelvis that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg implants and grows into a fetus. Urethritis - infection limited to the urethra. V [back to top] Vacuum aspiration - procedure in which a suction tube attached to a vacuum pump is inserted through the vagina into the uterus to loosen and remove its contents. Vacuum extraction - procedure used to ease delivery by applying a metal or plastic cup to the baby's scalp and using suction to pull the baby gradually out of the vagina. Vaginal atrophy - often a symptom of menopause; the drying and thinning of the tissues of the vagina and urethra. This can lead to dyspareunia (pain during sexual intercourse) as well as vaginitis, cystitis, and urinary tract infections. Vaginal hysterectomy - the uterus is removed through the vaginal opening. Vagina (also called the "birth canal") - the passageway through which fluid passes out of the body during menstrual periods. The vagina connects the cervix (the opening of the womb, or uterus) and the vulva (the external genitalia). Vaginitis - inflammation, redness, or swelling of the vaginal tissues; usually resulting from a bacterial infection. Vaginitis, atrophic - a form of noninfectious vaginitis which usually results from a decrease in hormones because of menopause, surgical removal of the ovaries, radiation therapy, or even after childbirth - particularly in breastfeeding women. Lack of estrogen dries and thins the vaginal tissue, and may also cause spotting. Vaginitis, bacterial - very common vaginal infection characterized by symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge or itching, burning, or redness in the genital area. Vaginitis, noninfectious - a type of vaginitis that usually refers to vaginal irritation without an infection being present. Most often, the infection is caused by an allergic reaction to, or irritation from, vaginal sprays, douches, or spermicidal products. It may also be caused by sensitivity to perfumed soaps, detergents, or fabric softeners. Vaginitis, viral - very common vaginal infection, often sexually transmitted, that is caused by one of many different types of viruses (i.e., herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus). Varicose veins - enlarged, curving veins just beneath the skin, usually in the legs. Vulva - external, visible part of the female genital area. Vulvitis - an inflammation of the vulva, the soft folds of skin outside the vagina. This is not a condition but rather a symptom that results from a host of diseases, infections, injuries, allergies, and other irritants. W [back to top] X [back to top] X-ray - electromagnetic energy used to produce images of bones and internal organs onto film. Y [back to top] Yeast infection (also called Candida) - one type of vaginitis caused by the Candida fungus characterized by itching, burning, or redness of the vaginal area. Z [back to top] Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) - method of treating infertility by removing eggs from a woman's ovaries, fertilizing them in the laboratory with sperm from her partner or a donor, and inserting one or more of the fertilized eggs into one of her fallopian tubes.


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Wyland's Art Studio
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In WYLAND'S ART STUDIO, marine-life artist and environmental conservationist Wyland - best-known for his epic series of 91 life-size marine murals - takes viewers step-by-step through the creation of one of his vibrant photorealistic paintings. Wyland works on canvas with non-toxic water-based oil paint to re-create scenes from the Pacific Ocean. His subjects include: bottlenose dolphins, orcas, seascapes, sea lions, coral reef, sea otters, turtles, Great White Sharks, Gray Whales, Emperor Penguins, pelicans, whale tails and kissing dolphins. In keeping with his eco-conscious approach to painting, Wyland closes each episode with a tip for helping the environment.


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UMA offerings are all the rage these days with executives at major wirehouses. These fee-based offerings allow advisors to build portfolios that contain separately managed accounts, mutual funds and ETFs, as well as stocks and bonds.
Comprehensive, holistic investment management is delivered to investors within the simplicity and convenience of one account and one statement. Advisors and their clients no longer need to wade through multiple account statements generated by a variety of outside managers.
Plus, wirehouse home-office staff can view a client's investments holistically and handle the trading and operations in the UMA account. They also provide customers with overlay management and customized tax treatment. Compliance risk is minimized as brokers deposit client monies into model portfolios with well-defined guardrails.
Best of all, UMA accounts are more profitable to wirehouses and not as portable to rival firms. For example, fees to outside SMA managers typically range from 36 to 38 basis points in a stand-alone SMA account. Migrating an SMA manager to the firm's UMA platform slashes those fees to around 25 basis points.
Since wirehouses handle the trading and operations, the firms feel that the reduction in fees is justified, because managers don't need to have as many of their own traders or operations people. Many SMA managers just don't buy that.
UMA assets are far stickier than assets held in conventional SMAs. Unless a manager is in the same sleeve of the new firm's UMA, the portfolio can't be directly moved over. The individual positions can be transferred but must be held outside the UMA account.
It's a wirehouse executive's dream come true: an account that is a better mousetrap for the client, more profitable to the firm and held in an account format that's much trickier to transfer elsewhere.
The growth of UMAs has been impressive in the last two years.
Cerulli data show through the second quarter of 2012, $100 billion poured into UMAs in the last two years — a growth rate of 128.3%. SMA programs attracted only $80 billion in the same period, a growth rate of only 16.5% as those accounts started from a much higher base.
UMAs are relatively new products, and it's not clear if this growth trajectory will continue. (UMAs had $181.5 billion in assets as of the second quarter of 2012 vs. $594.7 billion for SMAs.)
Yet, not everyone is part of the UMA fan club.
Many advisors feel that UMAs are the new generation of proprietary products and that they diminish an advisor's unique value. Even if the advisor selects the managers in each asset-class sleeve, clients may still view their returns as having been generated by, for example, the Wirehouse A Moderate-Aggressive Portfolio.
If the advisor leaves Wirehouse A, can't a new advisor offer clients the identical portfolio at perhaps a reduced rate? It would seem so, because UMA reporting primarily brands the firm — rather than the advisor. Similarly, some SMA managers privately gripe that that UMA reporting puts the firm front and center and relegates them to the back of the bus. Manager names are included on client statements, but at some firms this is done in an almost parenthetical manner.
UMA clients no longer enjoy the same bond with their manager as the old SMA clients held. In addition, many UMA clients are kind of hazy as to who their managers even are.
One SMA marketer told me that wirehouses generally don't provide managers with the names of advisors whose clients are invested in their portfolios. Identifying the right advisors and marketing a particular manager's portfolios to them is a challenge.
Amongst advisors, there's largely a generational divide when it comes to UMAs .
Those advisors who are over 50 and grew up with SMAs are more likely to stay the course. Many view their own value added as their ability to assemble the right "best of breed " managers and to service the client in a high-touch fashion by proactively explaining the rationale behind the manager's buy-and-sell decisions.
Advisors who entered the business in the last 10 to 15 years mostly recall SMAs as the investments that got pulverized in the 2008 crash. They are more likely to opt for the convenience of the new UMA format.
In private, some smaller SMA managers recount how their wirehouse "partners" jawboned them into transitioning their SMA portfolios over to the UMA platform. Home-office gatekeepers made it perfectly clear that UMAs were central to the firm's strategy, and that while SMA managers could keep existing assets on the firm's SMA platform, the UMA was to be the focus of the manager's future marketing efforts at their company.
These boutique SMA managers scoff at the notion that UMAs are in the best interests of clients. Instead, they view the UMA focus as merely a way to reduce their management fees and bolster wirehouse profits. They view their own trading prowess as superior to that of wirehouse home-office staff and a key ingredient in generating alpha. They disdain the use of UMA models as little more than cookie-cutter, commoditized offerings that deprive high net worth investors of the customization to which they are entitled.
Boutique SMA managers assert that they are far more equipped to deliver the individualized overlay management and tax treatment to a HNW account than a giant wirehouse. For example, some managers say that they provide proactive tax management throughout the year to their HNW accounts. They don't wait for brokers to call at year's end to request this service.
Interestingly, one of the boutique brokerage firms that caters to clients with investible portfolios of $5 million or more has a wide variety of SMA portfolios for clients but doesn't offer UMAs.
In fact, it's head of manager research has been quoted in the press disparaging UMAs and stating that he doesn't view model based UMAs as a suitable HNW product. (Large mutual funds companies with SMA offerings have hopped on the UMA bandwagon and profess to be "product agnostic." This is because they are mutual fund distribution companies that view their UMAs as loss leaders.)
It's good that investments come in many flavors. SMAs are best for some clients, while UMAs are advisable for others.
No one product is appropriate for all advisors or all clients. Thus, it's up to advisors to consider the pros and cons of UMAs and determine if they make sense for their clients.


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Yup. I'm up on Buddhist Geeks. Just go to www.buddhistgeeks.com. I get interviewed by Gwen Bell, who showed up at one of my retreats in Shizuoka a couple years ago. I did this interview maybe a month ago. Now here it is!
Starting this weekend I'll be all over creation. Here is the list yet again:
I'll be profiled in the June issue of LA YOGA magazine. So look for that next month.
AND, an excerpt from SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP! will appear in WHOLE LIFE TIMES magazine in June as in CONSCIOUS CHOICE magazine in Chicago and Seattle, and COMMON GROUND magazine in San Francisco.
Here's where I'll be at:
Barnes & Noble Desert Ridge - 21001 N. Tatum Blvd. - Phoenix, AZ on Sunday June 3, 2007 at 1 pm
Changing Hands Bookstore - 6428 South McClintock Dr. - Tempe, AZ - on Monday June 4, 2007 at 7 pm
AND I'll be all over the San Francisco Bay Area the following week. Here's what's lined up so far:
Tuesday June 12th at 6PM at the VIRGIN MEGASTORE in San Francisco
Thursday June 14th, 7PM at GATEWAYS in Santa Cruz
Friday June 15th After Dinner Talk at the SAN FRANCISCO ZEN CENTER Talk at 7:30 PM, Dinner at 6:30 PM
Saturday June 16th 7 PM at COPPERFIELD'S BOOKS 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA 94952
Sunday June 17th at San Quentin Prison (this isn't open to the public, but all inmates reading this are invited!)
AND on Wednesday July 25th, 2007, my movie CLEVELAND'S SCREAMING! will have its world premier at the EGYPTIAN THEATER in Hollywood. So mark your calendars!


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May 24, 2012 Special to Crime Magazine
An excerpt from Jack the Ripper: The Hand of a Woman by John Morris. No case in criminal history has spurred more theories as to the identity of the killer than the one known as Jack the Ripper. Up until now the identity of the murderer and the motive for the crimes have remained insoluble mysteries.
by John Morris
I clearly remember my first eureka moment, that split second when everything became crystal clear, and the previously obscure was now bindingly obvious.
I was born in the early 1950s and grew up in rural Northamptonshire during an era when young children were expected to listen to what their elders had to say. Usually, I found their talk to be dull, but occasionally the conversation would become more interesting. At such times, I would listen eagerly and the hours would fly.
It was on one of these occasions that I heard about a mysterious character called Jack the Ripper. He captured my imagination and has continued to haunt my life ever since. He was said to have murdered his unfortunate victims, all "fallen women," in London's East End district of Whitechapel during the autumn of 1888. The killings were all brutal, bloody and carried out using a scalpel-sharp knife. One of the reasons for his notoriety was that he was never caught.
There was great conjecture about the murderer's identity; was he a doctor, a lawyer, or even a member of the Royal Family? Some of those whose enthralling discussions I absorbed so readily had been young themselves in 1888. The impact that the events of that year made on them must have been immense, because more than 70 years afterwards, they were still talking about the murders.
So it has been for me too. From my early introduction to the present day, I have theorised endlessly about the murderer's identity and possible motives for the terrible crimes. I devoured anything and everything on the subject, from books, newspaper and magazine articles, to cinema, television and radio programs. Cuttings about the "latest discovery" are crammed inside the covers of more than 50 books about the Ripper on my bookshelves.
Four authors in particular have influenced my views on the Whitechapel murders. Stephen Knight, in his best-selling book Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution (1976), declared that he had solved the mystery once and for all. The Manchester Evening News review of the book asserted that Knight had "tied up so many loose ends."
Knight claimed that Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, a grandson of Queen Victoria, had married a Catholic in a secret ceremony and she had given birth to his child. When the Establishment found out about the affair, the young woman was abducted and disappeared following a police raid, and her friends, five prostitutes from Whitechapel, then tried to blackmail the Royal Family. Sir William Gull, the Queen's surgeon, had taken it upon himself to solve the problem. As a high-ranking Freemason, he set about his task in what was alleged to be true Masonic style; tracking down each of the conspirators, then cutting their throats and disembowelling them. The body of one of the victims was discovered in Mitre Square, which, Knight maintained, held great symbolic significance for Freemasons, while another of the victims had her intestines thrown over her shoulder, as further evidence of Masonic ritual and involvement.
For a while, this hypothesis satisfied me and I convinced myself that the case had been solved at last, but it troubled me at the same time. Though I couldn't quite put my finger on it, something was wrong, including the question of which shoulder was demanded by Masonic ceremony, and all the loose ends had most definitely not been tied up.
The Whitechapel murders raise many questions, most of which have never been satisfactorily answered or explained. Why was the throat of the first victim, Polly Nichols, cut twice – when she was already dead? She had been suffocated or strangled – as evidenced by the dark blue color of her tongue according to the medical report of Dr. Rees Ralph Llewellyn, the police surgeon who performed the post mortem.
Why, when the second victim, Annie Chapman, was murdered, was the pocket of her apron almost torn off? For what reason were a number of personal items arranged neatly by her feet? Why, and for what reason, was Chapman's uterus ripped out of her body and taken away by the murderer?
When Elizabeth Stride's body was discovered, lying inside an open gateway in Berner Street, only her throat had been cut and nothing more. Why just a cut throat when, up to that point, the injuries inflicted on the two previous victims had been getting worse in their severity?
When Catherine Eddowes's mutilated body was found in a dark corner of Mitre Square, why was the inverted letter "V" carved into each of her cheeks and what did it mean? Why were her nose, ears, lips and eyelids slashed? And why had her uterus and left kidney been cut out of her body and removed from the scene of the crime?
What was the meaning of the cryptic message inscribed on the black brick door surround at the Wentworth model apartments in Goulston Street?
The Juwes are
The men That
Will not
be Blamed
for nothing
Were they written in the murderer's own hand? And did the murderer deposit a bloodied part of Catherine Eddowes's apron on the ground in the doorway to draw attention to the strange message, as has been supposed, or might there be an entirely different explanation for both the writing and the severed part of the soiled apron?
Mary Jane Kelly, a young, pretty Irish girl, was the murderer's fifth and final victim. Said to have been born in Limerick in Ireland, Mary Kelly moved to Wales with her family when she was very young. While she lived in Wales, the young Mary learned her new tongue and adopted the accent of her childhood friends. She later lived with a cousin in Cardiff before moving to London in 1884 with her young son. She was just 21.
Four years later, Mary Kelly was killed in her tiny rented room during the early hours of a cold November morning on the day of the Lord Mayor's Show. She was more horrendously disfigured than any of the previous victims, and her death posed the most important question of all.
After that murder, Mrs. Caroline Maxwell, a housewife, gave a written statement to the police, and later also swore on oath at Kelly's inquest, that she had both seen the victim and carried on a conversation with her at the entrance to Miller's Court where Mary Kelly had lived. But this had happened, Mrs. Maxwell insisted, several hours after it has been conclusively established that Kelly was dead. How was this possible?
A more general question was why the murderer appeared to have no sexual interest in any of the victims? None of them had been raped, or sexually interfered with, or had their undergarments removed – save for the purpose of cutting up their bodies. And all of them, with the exception of Mary Kelly, appeared to have voluntarily lain on the ground, as though they were expected to perform the sexual act.
Was it significant that the first four murders took place within the relatively short time frame of 30 days, while the fifth and last killing took place more than five weeks after the fourth murder? Was there some reason for this delay, and, if so, what might it have been?
What was the catalyst for the murders? What momentous event or series of events could have turned someone into a brutal, serial killer – carrying out horrific murders, almost beyond comprehension.
Why did the murders end with the inconceivably savage disfigurement of Mary Kelly? Had the murderer finally achieved his purpose, and if so, what was that purpose?
And finally, the most elusive question of all: Why was the murderer never caught?
None of these questions has ever been answered satisfactorily.
Philip Sugden's The Complete History of Jack the Ripper (2002), a meticulously researched almanac, provides information on almost everything that anyone could wish to know about the Whitechapel murders – except the answers to the questions who and why? But while Sugden did not actually provide the answers I was looking for, at least he succeeded unwittingly in pointing me in the right direction.
I had expected Patricia Cornwell's book Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed (2002) to provide the conclusive evidence for which I was searching. But, regrettably, this book, too, failed to live up to expectations. Despite the thorough and deep research that Cornwell had undertaken, I was disappointed that her proposed suspect, Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942), the German-born English impressionist painter, was supported by so little, if any, concrete evidence. Her "proof" seemed to consist of several of Sickert's drawings, pictures, canvases and a number of anonymous and denigrating letters sent to the police which Sickert may or may not have written.
The "Dear Boss" letter, delivered to Scotland Yard almost three weeks after the murder of the second victim, Annie Chapman, which Cornwell claimed Sickert had written, was an important pillar of the writer's case and it was that letter which gave birth to the infamous sobriquet Jack the Ripper. Sir Robert Anderson, Assistant Commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Department, Scotland Yard, declared in Criminals and Crime (1907) that "the letters were the work of an enterprising journalist," but was unable to provide the evidence needed to substantiate his claim.
It was not until well over 100 years later that his theory was confirmed by Dr. Andrew Cook in Jack the Ripper: Case Closed (2009), who established that the letter was indeed written by a journalist. Walter Sickert did not write that letter.
Patricia Cornwell also claimed that Sickert suffered from a misshapen penis and was incapable of consummating the sexual act. This, she suggested, caused in him such a hatred of women that he was compelled to murder them, dissect their bodies and remove their reproductive organs. But at no stage did she explain why the murders began and, just as importantly, why they ended so abruptly. There is no mention in Cornwell's book of the extraordinary and compelling evidence given by Caroline Maxwell – which is central to the Kelly murder.
Disappointingly, none of the answers I hoped to find were provided in Patricia Cornwell's book and there was little or no other persuasive evidence to suggest that Walter Sickert was anything other than an oddity or a misfit – traits that are not sufficient to merit him being called a serial killer.
In 2004, my father, an active and perceptive amateur historian, then aged 92, began to research his latest subject, Sir John Williams, born in 1840, the third of four brothers on a small farm in Gwynfe, a village near Carmarthen in west Wales. John Williams had struggled to rise above his humble origins, and went on to become a physician to royalty and professor of Obstetric Medicine at University College Hospital in London. In June 1905, after his early and unexpected retirement two years earlier, the deputation he headed won the 16-month fight to establish the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.
Sometime after the result of my father's research into the life of Sir John Williams was published in the South Wales Evening Post, the book Uncle Jack (2005) appeared. Within its pages, the author Tony Williams identified his great-great-uncle, Sir John Williams, as "Britain's most notorious murderer."
My father refused to believe that Williams, a gifted, brilliant and philanthropic doctor, could possibly be Jack the Ripper. Reading Uncle Jack did nothing to change that view. If anything, it reinforced my father's opinion that, while Williams may have shared the same weaknesses as many of his fellow men as far as women were concerned, this did not make him a murderer. In any event, what motive could he possibly have had? Sadly, like all books written on the subject to date, Uncle Jack was also a huge disappointment to me. The many unanswered questions and explanations I was seeking remained just unanswered.
As my father and I worked our way through the long list of suspects, we listed the essential attributes the murderer would have to have in order to accomplish, and get away with, the terrible crimes: a knowledge of anatomy, some surgical skill, access to specialist knives, the baffling ability to disappear into thin air, and a motive, at the very least, to commit murder. Then my father's eyes suddenly lit up and he told me whom he thought the murderer could have been…
That was my first eureka moment.
The realisation had come about as he recalled a short extract, just seven words, from a passage in one of the many scores of books we had read. It supported its author's contention as to the identity of his suspect perfectly, but it didn't ring true for us. It was only when we turned the passage about, that its true meaning, and the possible identity of the murderer, became clear, and the motive behind one of the murders, at least, was now patently obvious.
But simple conjecture, however plausible, is never enough, and so we began our own line of research. As our investigation progressed and the evidence mounted, the person my father identified as the Whitechapel murderer became increasingly probable. Like pieces in a jigsaw, one important fact after another slotted neatly and effortlessly into place. Just as a thick London fog might lift to reveal a clear blue sky, the picture of what really happened all those decades ago gradually began to emerge. Not only were we able to confirm the murderer's identity, we also unearthed the catalyst for the killings – why they started, why they ended, the motive for all the murders and an explanation for the injuries inflicted on each of the murdered women.
After an intensive investigation lasting almost three years, I finally had the answers to my questions: Jack the Ripper: The Hand of a Woman is the result of that research.
Chronology of the Murders
Friday, August 31, 1888
Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly, was forty-three. Her body was discovered at 3.40 a.m. in a gateway in Buck's Row, Whitechapel. Her throat had been cut twice, her abdomen ripped open.
Saturday, September 8, 1888
Annie Chapman, known as Dark Annie, was 47. Her body was discovered at 6 a.m. in a backyard in Hanbury Street, Whitechapel. Her throat had been cut, her abdomen ripped open. Her uterus had been excised from her body and removed from the scene.
Sunday, September 30, 1888
Elizabeth Stride, known as Long Liz, was 45. Her body was discovered at 1 a.m. inside an open gateway to Dutfield's Yard in Berner Street, Whitechapel. Her throat had been cut. She was the first of two victims to be murdered that night in what came to be known as the "double event."
Catherine Eddowes, the second victim to be murdered that night, was 46. Her body was discovered at 1:44 a.m. in Mitre Square, Whitechapel. Her throat had been cut, her face mutilated, her abdomen ripped open, and her uterus and left kidney both excised and removed from the scene.
Friday, November 9, 1888
Mary Jane Kelly at 25 was by far the youngest victim. Her body was discovered at 11 a.m. in a rented room at 13 Miller's Court, Whitechapel. Her throat had been severed, her body hacked to pieces and almost all her internal organs removed. They were recovered later, except for her heart. No trace of it was ever found.
In the autumn of 1888, the bodies of these five women, all of them prostitutes, were discovered in Whitechapel within a one-mile radius of each other. The murders were investigated by the finest senior detectives from Scotland Yard, recognized then as the best and most efficient police force in the world. Despite the most intensive hunt for a killer ever carried out in Britain up to that time, no one was caught, nor was the reason why such terrible crimes had been carried out ever discovered. In the many decades that followed, innumerable theories have been put forward as to the identity of the killer, none of them conclusive. Up to now the identity of the murderer and the motive for the crimes have remained insoluble mysteries.
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In an ongoing mailing list thread, the Ubuntu Technical Board is discussing whether the new Unity environment is a suitable default for the upcoming Ubuntu 11.04 release, codenamed Natty Narwhal. The prevailing view seems to be that Unity is still on track, but there are a number of technical issues that are still being addressed.
Unity is a new user interface shell and window management system that is designed to improve Ubuntu's ease of use and visual sophistication. A previous version of Unity served as the netbook user experience in Ubuntu 10.10. The plan for 11.04, codenamed Natty Narwhal, is to ship the much-improved new version of Unity as the standard user experience across desktop and netbook form factors.
Unity introduces a universal menu bar, a vertical task management dock that is anchored to the left-hand screen edge, and a set of overlays called "lenses" for accessing files and applications. Implemented as a plug-in for the Compiz window manager, Unity makes extensive use of compositing and hardware accelerated rendering to deliver elegant visual effects.
Many of the concepts behind Unity were drafted by a team of professional designers and software usability specialists with the aim of significantly improving the Ubuntu user experience. Their close attention to detail shines through in many aspects of Unity. The menubar is clean and highly functional. The sidebar dock is visually appealing and has excellent default behaviors for automatic hiding.
Although there is a lot to like in Unity, there are some aspects of the Unity environment that still feel unpolished and poorly thought out. The interface for browsing available applications sticks out as a particularly weak part of the user experience. The mechanism for switching between application categories is irksome and visually tacky. The lists of random packages from the repositories, which are presented as applications that are available for installation in the launcher, are distracting and largely superfluous.
Developing a complete user interface shell is a significant undertaking. The plan to deliver a new Compiz-based version of Unity in 11.04 seemed tremendously ambitious when it was presented at the last Ubuntu Developer Summit. It wasn't clear at the start of the cycle whether it would be ready on time. The most recent assessment of the desktop team and the Ubuntu Technical Board indicates that it is still on track.
In a mailing list post written this week, Ubuntu engineering chief Rick Spencer briefly outlined some of the remaining technical issues in order to open up further discussion about potential roadblocks. Bugs like crashers and memory leaks are said to be well under control.
"The Desktop Team still feels strongly that Unity will provide the better experience for most users, is stable enough to ship, and will be more stable by the time final media is spun," wrote Spencer. "In terms of the instability of the system, the Desktop and Dx teams report that most remaining instabilities in Beta 2 are crashers related to making changes in ccsm. These crashers, and the other known widespread crashers are either fixed in Beta 2, or are scheduled to be fixed in the current Dx milestone that ends this week."
Canonical's uncompromising commitment to conforming with the schedule of Ubuntu's time-based release cycle sometimes encourages a no-such-thing-as-a-blocker mentality that is not entirely conducive to robust releases. At the start of the Natty cycle, there was room for concern about a premature Unity release detracting from the quality of 11.04. It seems to be in good shape, however.
In such a far-reaching user interface overhaul, good first impressions are extremely important for achieving user acceptance. Spencer has set the right tone during this development cycle by defining high quality standards for Unity and subjecting it to disciplined scrutiny at regular intervals.
There is still a lot of room for improvement, but Unity is arguably a strong improvement over the conventional GNOME 2.x environment for day-to-day use. The breadth of the changes may be disorienting for some users, but most will like what they see when Unity lands on their desktop at the end of the month.