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Still Look Pregnant Months After Giving Birth? You Might Have This Condition
If you still look pregnant or experience abdominal pain weeks or months after giving birth, you might be suffering from a condition called diastasis recti, or abdominal muscle separation.
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6 Tips to Ease Your Hysterectomy Recovery
If you have chronic pelvic pain or abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding, your doctor may recommend a hysterectomy to ease your discomfort.
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How to Manage Anxiety About Childbirth
It’s normal to have some anxiety about giving birth. Many women worry about the health of their baby, potential for pain and discomfort, or whether they’ll need an epidural or a C-section. First-time moms might feel even more anxious.
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Does Having An Ovarian Cyst Mean I Have Cancer?
They might sound scary, but ovarian cysts are common. During each menstrual cycle, ovarian cysts regularly appear and disappear during ovulation. There’s a certain amount of anxiety that comes with cysts, which can be either benign — meaning they are harmless — or malignant, with cancerous cells. Most ovarian cysts are normal and resolve on their own, but there are times when your doctor might recommend surgery.
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Decoding the Poo in Your Loo
Everybody poops, but most of us don’t talk about it. And when it comes to your poop, everyone is different. Your stool is affected not only by what you eat, but also your sleep, water intake, hormones, exercise and medications.
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‘I Was Just in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time’
As the emergency room doctors eased him to sleep, Carsten Kieffer was convinced he’d wake up the next morning without his right arm.
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New Solution for High-Risk Heart Patients
A trusted technology is being put to a new use for heart patients once considered too high-risk for surgery.
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The Dangers of ‘Mommy Juice’ Culture
You may have seen the shirts that say “I’m not a regular mom — I’m a wine mom,” the wine glasses with the words “mommy juice” printed in fancy type or the memes that make light of moms who day-drink on playdates.
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Orthopedic Sports Physicals: Key Before Students Hit the Field or Gym
Every year, more than 30 million kids and teens participate in organized sports programs throughout the United States. Nearly one-third will wind up with an injury that requires a doctor’s care. So before hitting the field, track or gym, a sports physical is often required -- and always recommended -- to be sure they can safely compete.
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Recognizing the Signs of Drowning
Drowning is the second-leading cause of injury-related deaths in children between 1 and 14 years old in the United States, and it is the third-leading cause of unintentional death worldwide.
