An important aggregate factor in epidemiological studies of women's health. The concept usually includes the number and timing of pregnancies and their outcomes, the incidence of breast feeding, and may include age of menarche and menopause, regularity of menstruation, fertility, gynecological or obstetric problems, or contraceptive usage.

Synonyms: Reproductive Histories, Contraceptive History, Histories, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Histories, Birth Histories, Histories, Birth, Pregnancy History, Histories, Reproductive, Reproductive History, Contraceptive Histories, Histories, Contraceptive, History, Contraceptive, History, Birth, Birth History, History, Reproductive, History, Pregnancy

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94 ,general or unspecified; prefer specific concepts in MeSH definition

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D017584