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What Is The Best Treatment of Menorrhagia/Menorrhagia is prolonged and excessively heavy menstrual bleeding at regular menstrual cycle intervals. Although several factors (e.g. anatomical defects or...
Contraception is the prevention of pregnancy. Contraception, or birth control, also allows couples to plan the timing of pregnancy. Some methods can also protect against infections....
“Labor” and “delivery” describe the process of childbirth. Contractions of the uterus and changes in the cervix (the opening of the uterus) prepare a woman’s body...
Cerebral palsy is the term for a group of brain disorders that affect muscles and body movement. The condition is caused by damage to parts of...
What Is a Vaginal Prolapse Repair Surgery?/Surgical treatments are reserved for patients who have been unable to relieve the symptoms of their severe prolapse(s) through other...
What Is Adenomyosis?/Adenomyosis is a uterine condition that is histologically characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium, surrounded by hypertrophic...
Amenorrhea (pronounced ey-men-uh-REE-uh or uh-men-uh-REE-uh) is the medical term for the lack of a menstrual period. Amenorrhea is not a disease, but it can be a symptom of another condition....
Amniotic band syndrome (also known as congenital? constriction band syndrome) occurs when a fetus becomes entangled in fibrous, string-like strands, called amniotic bands, while in the...
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that begins at the spinal cord in the neck and delivers messages from the brain to the shoulder,...
Bullying is unwanted aggressive behavior by another person or group of people. In bullying, there is always an actual or perceived power imbalance, and the aggression...
What Is Cervical? Traction?/Cervical? traction gently extends the neck, opening the spaces between the cervical vertebrae. This temporarily alleviates pressure on the affected discs. The practice...
What Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?/Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of a spectrum of disorders under the umbrella term of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). There is...
