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Cancer of the Uterus

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What is cancer of the uterus? Normally, healthy cells that make up the body's tissues grow, divide, and replace themselves on a regular basis. This keeps the body healthy. Sometimes certain cells dev...

May 2011

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Cesarean Birth

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What is cesarean birth? Cesarean birth is the delivery of a baby through incisions made in the mother's abdomen and uterus.

May 2011

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Postpartum Sterilization

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What is sterilization? Sterilization is a permanent method of birth control. Sterilization for women is called tubal sterilization. In tubal sterilization, the fallopian tubes are closed off. Tubal s...

August 2011

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Early Pregnancy Loss - Miscarriage and Molar Pregnancy

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What causes miscarriage? Miscarriage can be caused by a number of things before, during, or after the process of fertilization—in which the male sperm and the female egg join. Most factors that cause...

August 2011

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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery - Deciding on a Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery

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What is a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC)? If you have had a previous cesarean delivery, you have two choices about how to give birth again: You can have a scheduled cesarean delivery; ...

August 2011

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Sterilization for Women and Men

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What is sterilization? Sterilization is a permanent method of birth control. It is the most popular form of birth control worldwide.

August 2011

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Hysterectomy

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What is a hysterectomy? A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus.

August 2011

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Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence

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What is stress urinary incontinence? Stress urinary incontinence is leakage of urine with physical activity, such as exercise, or when coughing, laughing, or sneezing.

August 2011

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What to Expect After Your Due Date

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What is the due date and what does it mean? Your due date is used as a guide for checking your pregnancy's progress and the baby's growth and age. Health care providers often use more than one method...

August 2011

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If Your Baby Is Breech

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What is a breech presentation? By 3-4 weeks before the due date, most babies move so their heads are down near the birth canal (vagina). If this does not happen, the buttocks, the feet, or both may b...

August 2011

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