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… licks, bites or scratches from rabies-infected domestic and wild animals Do not pet or feed dogs, cats or other domestic animals. Avoid contact with all wild animals, including monkeys If bitten or scratched, …
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… low; however, you should not use your bare hands to handle wild birds or other animals (dead or alive). If you need to … cluster of dead birds, please call the BC Interagency Wild Bird Mortality Investigation at 1-866-431-BIRD (2473). …
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… are removed at the same time. If you haven't yet started menopause , having your ovaries removed will cause you to … your ovaries removed? Removing your ovaries makes you start menopause if you haven't started it already. Menopause often has symptoms like hot flashes, vaginal …
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… When your menstrual periods stop at around age 50 (menopause) and your estrogen levels drop, endometriosis … also stop. (In some cases, scar tissue remains after menopause and can cause problems.) Several hormones may be … They are usually the best choice for long-term use until menopause. If they don't help your symptoms, you could move …
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… Mammogram Pap Test Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Progesterone Test Prostate Biopsy Prostate-Specific Antigen … Mammogram Pap Test Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Progesterone Test Prostate Biopsy Prostate-Specific Antigen …
Medical tests
… woman's blood varies throughout her menstrual cycle . After menopause , it drops to a very low but constant level. … Estrone may be measured in women who have gone through menopause. It's done to find out their estrogen levels. It … the major source of estrogen in women who have gone through menopause. For pregnant women, the level of estriol in the …
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… . Birth control pills (oral contraceptives) and progesterone. Catecholamines . Decongestants, such as … . Birth control pills (oral contraceptives) and progesterone. Catecholamines . Decongestants, such as …
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… and teenage years. In women, bone loss increases around menopause , when ovaries produce less estrogen , a hormone … But your risk increases if you: Have already gone through menopause. Most women go through menopause starting in their 50s, but some women go through …
Medications
… (amenorrhea) but who are not pregnant or going through menopause. In addition, this medication is used to treat a … type of female hormone (progestin). It is like the hormone progesterone that your body makes naturally. This medication … (amenorrhea) but who are not pregnant or going through menopause. In addition, this medication is used to treat a …
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… is it spread? In Canada, the virus has been found only in wild mice, specifically the deer mouse found across North … be spread through small breaks in the skin when handling a wild mouse, or by mouse bites. You cannot catch the disease …
