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Pregnancy and folic acid folate Preventing neural tube defects

… Pregnancy and folic acid (folate): Preventing neural tube defects Last updated April 16, 2024 HealthLink BC File … Folate lowers the risk of your unborn baby having a neural tube defect (NTD). The neural tube is the part of a growing baby that becomes the brain …
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Gonorrhea

… of the uterus, also known as the cervix, and fallopian tubes. In both men and women, the infection may occur in the … that ends at the anus), throat and the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder). To find out if … when urinating Itching or irritation in the urethra – the tube that urine passes through In women, the early symptoms …
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Chlamydia

… intestine that ends at the anus), throat and urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder). In women, the … to the uterus, also known as the cervix, and the fallopian tubes. To find out if you have chlamydia, you need to see a … when urinating Itching or irritation in the urethra – the tube that urine passes through For women, symptoms can …
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Urethritis

… is an inflammation of the urethra. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of … when urinating Itching or irritation in the urethra – the tube that urine passes through Other than the usual symptoms …
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Trichomoniasis

… infection may occur in the vagina or in the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder). To find out if … when urinating Itching or irritation in the urethra – the tube that passes urine What are the potential complications? …
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CJD

… CJD eventually becomes confined to bed and must be fed by a tube. Is CJD related to variant CJD (vCJD)? CJD and vCJD are …
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Pelvic inflammatory disease PID

… the cervix, which then spreads to the uterus and fallopian tubes. The infection can spread beyond the reproductive … - where a fertilized egg attaches to the fallopian tube or any other area outside of the uterus Getting PID …
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD

… eventually becomes confined to bed and must be fed by a tube. Is vCJD related to CJD? CJD and vCJD are not the same …
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Bacterial vaginosis BV

… so the infection does not spread into the fallopian tubes and cause Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a more …
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Cervicitis

… is not treated, it can spread to the uterus and fallopian tubes. These infections can lead to difficulty getting …