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… Surgery Overview Laparoscopy is the most common procedure used to diagnose and remove mild to moderate endometriosis . … more small incisions for inserting other surgical tools. If your doctor recommends a laparoscopy, it will be to: View … or bladder. Current as of: August 2, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Sarah Marshall MD - Family …
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… What does this tool help you learn? This tool estimates your peak fertility period, also known as your "fertile … This is when you are most likely to get pregnant. Do not use this tool to prevent pregnancy. In the tool, you will … Birth Control Current as of: August 2, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Adam Husney MD - Family …
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… condition. You may feel at times as though you've lost your ability to live your life. Conserving, or saving, your … that you do all the chores you have in one part of your house at around the same time. Go out for errands or do chores … get too tired to eat much, try to eat higher-calorie but healthy foods. Have a yogurt-and-fruit smoothie for …
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… Overview To help control acne, wash your skin once or twice a day. If you have mild acne, you … twice a day with warm water and a mild soap or acne wash. Use gentle, circling motions rather than scrubbing your … to 18 Years Current as of: March 22, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family …
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… Basics What is breast engorgement? Breast engorgement means your breasts are painfully overfull of milk. This usually occurs when a mother makes more milk than her baby uses. Your breasts may become firm and swollen, which can … Baby Weaning Adaptation Date: 3/18/2024 Adapted By: HealthLink BC Adaptation Reviewed By: HealthLink BC …
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… symptoms under control by avoiding things that might cause an asthma attack and using medicines. Asthma treatment … asthma symptoms reduces the risk of future asthma attacks. Your asthma is well controlled if you: Have daytime asthma … 19, 2022. Current as of: November 14, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson MD - …
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… Getting Started Having a plan can help you deal with your emotions without using food. It's about you and what … what you were doing and feeling before you started eating. Use a hunger scale. A hunger scale can help you tell the … how you feel. Current as of: March 1, 2023 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Heather Quinn MD - Family …
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… you most likely to become pregnant? About 2 weeks before your period you will ovulate , which means that one of your … making it hard to know when you are ovulating. Some women use this information as a form of birth control. But it … Awareness Current as of: August 2, 2022 Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: Kathleen Romito MD - Family …
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… is a pseudomonas infection? A pseudomonas infection is caused by a very common type of bacteria called Pseudomonas … aeruginosa (say "soo-duh-MOH-nuss ay-roo-jee-NOH-suh"). Healthy people often carry these bacteria around without … pus in or around the area. If you have swimmer's ear, your ear aches. If the infection causes pneumonia, you may …
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… not harm other tissue in the body. While radiation can cause thyroid cancer , treatment of hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine does not increase your chances of getting thyroid cancer. What To Expect Most … 335–346. Adaptation Date: 6/14/2023 Adapted By: HealthLink BC Adaptation Reviewed By: HealthLink BC …
