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… can be used to treat infertility. They use a thin, flexible tube (catheter) to place sperm in the vagina, cervix, or uterus. The sperm then travel into the fallopian tubes, where they may fertilize an egg. If the sperm are … can be used to treat infertility. They use a thin, flexible tube (catheter) to place sperm in the vagina, cervix, or …
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… will likely have: Continuous monitoring of your heart. A tube to help with breathing for up to a few hours. A stomach tube that removes stomach secretions until you start to eat again. A tube (catheter) to drain the bladder and measure urine …
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… of a specially designed syringe to apply suction. A thin tube is passed into the uterus. Then a valve is released … Electric vacuum aspiration involves the use of a thin tube that is attached to a pump. The tube is passed into the uterus. Then suction is used to …
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… or your child's lungs are working. Peak flow drops when the tubes that carry air to the lungs (bronchial tubes) narrow. A decrease in the peak flow can show that the bronchial tubes have narrowed even before asthma symptoms start. Peak …
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… rate and be kept warm. They may be fed through a vein or a tube in their nose. Sick and very premature infants may need … body heat. Fed through a vein (intravenously) or through a tube in their nose, if needed. Tube-feeding continues until a baby is able to breathe, …
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… pocket of pus that forms during an infection of a fallopian tube and ovary. This abscess is often caused by pelvic … during laparoscopy or laparotomy . Sometimes the infected tube and ovary also have to be removed with surgery. Related … pocket of pus that forms during an infection of a fallopian tube and ovary. This abscess is often caused by pelvic …
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… Basics What is bronchitis? Bronchitis means that the tubes that carry air to the lungs (the bronchial tubes) are inflamed and irritated. When this happens, the bronchial tubes swell and produce mucus. This makes you cough. There …
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… reduces the risk that your baby will have a neural tube defect or other birth defects. During pregnancy, you … even more folic acid if you have a family history of neural tube defects, had a baby with this defect, or take medicines … for the primary and secondary prevention of neural tube defects and other folic acid-sensitive congenital …
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… may need to use a urinary catheter. This is a thin flexible tube that you insert through the urethra and into the bladder. It allows urine to drain. (The urethra is the tube that carries urine outside the body from the bladder.) … may need to use a urinary catheter. This is a thin flexible tube that you insert through the urethra and into the …
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… to do the surgery. In a hysteroscopic myomectomy, a lighted tube is inserted through the vagina and into the uterus. In a laparoscopic myomectomy, a lighted tube and surgical tools are put through small cuts in your … include the following: Infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes, or ovaries (pelvic infection) may occur. Injury to …
