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FAQ177
What is gestational diabetes?
Gestational diabetes is diabetes mellitus that develops in women for the first time during pregnancy. Some women found to have gestational diabetes may actually have ha...
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December 2011
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SP176
Si padece de diabetes mellitus de tipo 1 o de tipo 2, necesita planear su embarazo. Las mujeres cuya diabetes no esta bien controlada corren el riesgo de presentar varios problemas en el embarazo. Es...
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December 2011
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SB005
El embarazo es una etapa emocionante, llena de cambios importantes. Desde el comienzo, el bebé en desarrollo altera su cuerpo y su vida cotidiana. La mejor manera de abordar el embarazo y el parto es...
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December 2011
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SP084
La histeroscopia es una tecnica que se usa para ver dentro del utero. El histeroscopio es un instrumento delgado parecido a un telescopio que se coloca dentro del utero a traves de la vagina y el cue...
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November 2011
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FAQ043
What is induced abortion?
An induced abortion is a procedure that is done to end a pregnancy. Most induced abortions are done in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Before the procedure, a test is done...
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October 2011
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FAQ084
What is hysteroscopy?
Hysteroscopy is used to diagnose or treat problems of the uterus. A hysteroscope is a thin, lighted telescope-like device. It is inserted through your vagina into your uterus. T...
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October 2011
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107.
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SP142
Mas de 20 millones de estadounidenses padecen de diabetes (o diabetes mellitus). En esta enfermedad, la sangre contiene niveles elevados de glucosa. Pueden surgir problemas medicos si no se controlan...
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October 2011
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108.
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SP006
La mayoria de los bebes llegan al mundo a traves del canal de parto (la vagina). Sin embargo, en casi un tercio de los casos, los bebes nacen por cesarea. Esto quiere decir que se extrae al bebe medi...
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October 2011
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SP069
Esperar el nacimiento de un nino es un momento que pueda estar lleno de emociones y tambien de ansiedad, especialmente si su embarazo se extiende hasta despues de la fecha prevista del parto. El prom...
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October 2011
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SP009
Las enfermedades de transmision sexual (STD) son infecciones que se contraen por medio del contacto sexual. Excepto por los resfriados y la gripe, las enfermedades de transmision sexual son las enfer...
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September 2011
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SP004
La espera antes del nacimiento de un bebe es un periodo lleno de emociones y ansiedad. En promedio, un embarazo dura 280 dias, o 40 semanas. Sin embargo, no hay manera de determinar con exactitud cua...
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September 2011
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Number 501
ABSTRACT: The past two decades have yielded profound advances in the fields of prenatal diagnosis and fetal intervention. Although fetal interventions are driven by a beneficence-based motivation to ...
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August 2011
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Number 499
ABSTRACT: Victims of sexual assault who are of reproductive age are at risk of unintended pregnancy as well as sexually transmitted diseases. Therefore, emergency contraception and prophylaxis for se...
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August 2011
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Number 498
ABSTRACT: Long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse are varied, complex, and often devastating. Many obstetrician-gynecologists knowingly or unknowingly provide care to abuse survivors and should s...
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August 2011
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FAQ174
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Deep vein thrombosis is a condition in which blood clots (or thrombi) form in deep veins in the legs or other areas of the body. Veins are the blood vessels that c...
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August 2011
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FAQ048
What is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become thin, brittle, and weak.
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August 2011
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FAQ123
What is blood pressure?
Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of the blood vessels. A blood pressure reading has two numbers separated by a slash—the systolic pressure and diastolic ...
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August 2011
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FAQ064
What causes weight gain?
An average woman needs about 2,000 calories a day. Women who eat more than this amount and who do not burn the extra calories in exercise are likely to gain weight. In additi...
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August 2011
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FAQ128
What is thyroid disease?
The thyroid gland is located at the base of your neck in front of your trachea (or windpipe). The thyroid gland makes, stores, and releases two hormones—T4 (thyroxine) and T3...
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August 2011
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FAQ122
What is heart disease?
The vessels that supply blood to the heart are called the coronary arteries. The most common cause of heart disease is coronary artery disease. This disease is a narrowing of b...
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August 2011
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FAQ142
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not make enough insulin or does not use it as it should. Insulin is a hormone that helps balance the amount of glucose in your blood.
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August 2011
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FAQ101
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a natural substance that serves as a building block for cells and hormones. Most of the cholesterol in your body is made by the liver. A small amount also comes fr...
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August 2011
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FAQ068
What is at-risk drinking?
For women, at-risk drinking means drinking more than seven drinks in 1 week. At-risk drinking also includes binge drinking, which for women means drinking more than three d...
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August 2011
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FAQ139
What are bowel control problems?
Bowel control problems refer to loss of normal control of the bowels that leads to leakage of solid or liquid stool (feces) or gas. These problems also are called fec...
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August 2011
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FAQ066
What is hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy involves taking certain hormones to help relieve some of the symptoms of menopause.
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August 2011
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