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Female Sterilization

Female surgical sterilization (also called tubal sterilization, tubal ligation, and tubal occlusion) is a low-risk, highly effective one-time procedure that offers lifelong protection against pregnancy. About 700,000 women undergo this procedure each year in the United States.

Basics of Female Sterilization

Female surgical sterilization procedures block the fallopian tubes and thereby prevents sperm from reaching and fertilizing the eggs. The ovaries continue to function normal...

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Diabetes and Frozen Shoulder

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...and I took time off and then went back to doing yoga and activities that I normally do and just... Read more »

My shoulder hurts...is it osteoarthritis?

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Osteoarthritis is a very common problem. Most people know someone who is dealing with... Read more »

Sienna's Surgery

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...me. After they take her back, she'll get a little gas and an I.V. for the anesthesia. The... Read more »

FAQs: Having a Mastectomy

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...you’re going to need radiation, which can sometimes negatively affect a reconstruction. In... Read more »

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Cervical Cancer: Treatment for CIN and Carcinoma in Situ

...office in 15 minutes without medication.The vagina is opened with a speculum and a probe transmits gas (either nitrous oxide or carbon dioxide), which freezes the surface of the cervix.The gas is... Read more »

Pneumonia: Surgery

SurgeryAlthough most patients with pneumonia do not require invasive therapy, patients with abscess, empyema, or certain other complications may require such treatment.Surgery... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Surgery

...done as outpatient surgery.The surgeon inserts a needle through the navel and pumps carbon dioxide gas through it and into the abdomen to create space in the abdomen. (This step may raise blood... Read more »

Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Symptoms

...bone.Nausea or vomiting may occur.Changes in position, over-the-counter pain relievers, and passage of gas do not relieve the symptoms.Biliary colic typically disappears after 1 to several hours.... Read more »

Sleep Apnea: Highlights

Sleep Apnea and Heart DiseaseSleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... Read more »

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