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… old. Smoking raises your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and high blood pressure from hormonal birth control (such as the … have serious side effects. This medication may raise your blood pressure. Check your blood pressure regularly and tell …
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… itching, and rectal pain. You may find streaks of blood on the toilet paper or blood in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement. How are … and labour. This is because of greater pressure on the blood vessels in the pelvic area. Straining to push the baby …
Medications
… Side Effects section. Uses This medication is used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or … this could increase your risk for bleeding. Keep a record of missed doses to give to your doctor or pharmacist. … this could increase your risk for bleeding. Keep a record of missed doses to give to your doctor or pharmacist. …
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… (possibly fatal) liver disease. Your doctor will order blood tests to check your liver before you start and while … as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It works by decreasing the blood supply to the cancer tumor to slow tumor growth. This … can increase the amount of this medication in your bloodstream. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more …
Medications
… cancer of the breast/ovaries, stroke, dementia, and serious blood clots. When used along with a progestin, estrogens … It is absorbed through the skin and enters into the bloodstream. It is used by women to help reduce a certain … This medication may rarely cause serious problems from blood clots (such as heart attacks, strokes, deep vein …
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… abdominal lining ( peritonitis ). Have high pressure in blood vessels in the liver ( portal hypertension ). This is … Have a major bleeding disorder or use medicines to prevent blood clotting (blood thinners or anticoagulants). Have scar tissue from …
Medical tests
… test measures the amount of the hormone progesterone in a blood sample. Progesterone is a female hormone produced by … It Is Done A health professional uses a needle to take a blood sample, usually from the arm. For a woman who is … menstrual cycle or who can't get pregnant, more than one blood sample may be needed to help find the problem. A …
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… in the front of the nose and involve only one nostril. Some blood may drain down the back of the nose into the throat. A … the nose. It often involves both nostrils. Large amounts of blood may run down the back of the throat. You will need … forward. Do not tilt your head back. This may cause blood to run down the back of your throat, and you may …
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… "tell" your body to relax and help control breathing, blood pressure , heartbeat, and body temperature. The goal … body reactions that cannot normally be controlled, such as blood pressure, heartbeat, and body temperature. What is … Some people have a sharp increase or decrease in their blood pressure when they do AT exercises. If you have high …
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… the wound and protect you from exposure to another person's blood. Before you try to stop the bleeding : Wash your hands … or her head forward with the chin down. This will help any blood drain out of the mouth, not down the back of the throat. Swallowing blood can cause vomiting. Remove any visible objects that …