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… Your options Take a bisphosphonate to lower the risk of bone fractures. Also use healthy habits to help protect your … have small bones like my mother, and she suffered terribly after she broke her hip. Clarissa, age 60 I was bummed when … Check the facts 1. 1, Should all women take bisphosphonates after menopause? Yes Sorry, that's not right. …
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… body areas. Any injury that occurs at the end of a long bone near a joint may injure the growth plate. It needs to … be sudden and severe. Bruising and swelling may start soon after the injury. These injuries usually need prompt medical … surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious. Your health habits and …
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… a mild electric current to nerves in the lower back or the pelvic muscles that are involved in urination. You may be … footnote 1 In men who had been incontinent for a year after prostatectomy, pelvic floor exercises and anal … incontinence any more than pelvic floor exercises alone after 8 weeks. footnote 2 Posterior tibial nerve stimulation …
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… salpingo-oophorectomy). Your doctor may also do a pelvic and para-aortic lymph node biopsy to find out the … (5 inches)] on the abdomen. The usual stay in the hospital after an abdominal hysterectomy is 3 days. Laparoscopic … the abdomen. You may stay in the hospital for 1 or 2 days after a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Or you may be able to go …
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… FAQs What is a bunion? A bunion is an enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe. … How well surgery works also depends on what you expect. After surgery, you won't be able to wear some types of … bunion surgery? You may still have problems with your toe after surgery, such as: Pain and swelling. A toe that is …
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… are injured most often. An injury to the end of a long bone near a joint may harm the growth plate. It needs to be … be sudden and severe. Bruising and swelling may start soon after the injury. Acute injuries usually need prompt medical … surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious. Your health habits and …
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… radioactive substance in liquid form) to look at organs or bones in the body. During the test, the tracer is put into a … Assess heart attack risk or find damaged heart tissue after a heart attack. Diagnose gall bladder disease. … your breast milk. Do not breastfeed your baby for 2 days after this test. During this time, you can give your baby …
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… MS symptoms during pregnancy, then a temporary relapse after delivery. But pregnancy, delivering a baby, and early … The decision about when to start taking MS medicines again after pregnancy is an individual decision each woman will … 38–47. D'hooghe MB, et al. (2010). Long-term effects of childbirth in MS. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and …
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… contracts to open the cervix . This is the first stage of childbirth. In most pregnancies, this happens at 37 to 42 … This means about 6 or more contractions in 1 hour, even after you've had a glass of water and are resting. How is it … lower belly. A persistent, dull ache in your lower back, pelvic area, lower belly, or thighs. Changes in your vaginal …
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… or yellow. It may have a "fishy" odour, which may be worse after vaginal intercourse. But in many cases, bacterial … bacterial vaginosis by asking about the symptoms, doing a pelvic examination , and taking a sample of the vaginal … bacteria that cause symptoms. But symptoms often come back after antibiotic treatment. Cause It's normal for bacteria …
