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Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease in which abnormal immune reactions cause inflammation and ulcers on the inner lining of the large intestine.

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are common infections, usually caused by bacteria that affect the bladder, urethra, or kidneys.

Uterine cancers can be of two types: endometrial cancer (common) and uterine sarcoma (rare). Endometrial cancer can often be cured. Uterine sarcoma is often more aggressive and harder to treat.

Uterine fibroids are growths made of smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and other material that grow in or on the wall of the uterus, also called the womb. Many women with fibroids do not know they have them. Some women have uncomfortable and painful symptoms.