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… Rotator Cuff Disorders On this page: Health Tools Cause What Increases Your … medical care decisions that are important to many health problems. Rotator Cuff Problems: Should I Have Surgery? Actionsets are designed to …
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… Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) On this page: Overview Overview Adverse childhood … neglect, abuse, and family mental health or substance use problems. What are some examples of ACEs? Here are some of … in the home physically harming each other. Substance use problems in the home. A household member has problems with …
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… Body Image After Cancer Treatment On this page: Overview Related … Losing a breast because of breast cancer. Having erection problems after prostate cancer treatment. Not being able to … stress, depression, confusion, or anxiety. Sometimes these problems are harder to deal with than the physical changes …
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… Resuming Sexual Activity After a Heart Attack On this page: Overview Overview After a heart … if you have angina symptoms during sex. Getting help for problems If you are having sexual problems, such as erectile dysfunction or vaginal dryness, …
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… Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management On this page: Overview Overview Pain is a … and/or acetaminophen (such as Tylenol). Children and teens younger than 20 should not be given aspirin, which can cause …
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… factors to consider when trying to become pregnant. Your age, stress level and the health of your reproductive system … after 1 year of trying. Others will experience infertility problems. After age 35 female fertility decreases, making … factors contribute to infertility in females. Infertility: Problems with fallopian tubes Infertility: Problems with …
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… Positron Emission Tomography (PET) On this page: Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done … activity. A PET scan can help a doctor find nervous system problems, such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis , … when a person has dementia symptoms at a young age (usually younger than 65). footnote 1 This is called amyloid imaging. …
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… Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia On this page: … (ileum). This includes some types of weight-loss surgery. Problems with the way your body digests food, such as sprue … . Some people with low B12 also have low folate. These problems cause similar symptoms but have different …
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… seizures, anemia, jaundice, heart failure, kidney failure, respiratory distress, coma and even death. Areas of the … women and developing babies, including a risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and death for mother and infant. Pregnant …
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… Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Day One of Recovery On this page: Overview Overview What happens in … windpipe, so you may need to exhale forcefully to help your respiratory therapist remove it. Even if you have a strong … windpipe, so you may need to exhale forcefully to help your respiratory therapist remove it. Even if you have a strong …