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tip of the PENIS. In women the contractions of orgasm occur as rhythmic waves along the walls of the VAGINA. Aside from being a ...

tumors may straddle the border. Doctors classify such tumors as low malignant potential (LMP); though cancerous these tumors gro ...

Treatment Options and Outlook The treatment of first choice for nearly all ovarian cancers is surgery to remove the ovary that c ...

(pills), which a woman can take at home, and others are available only in intravenous injectable forms, which require administra ...

CYCLE. Ovarian cysts are occasionally pedunculated (growing on the end of stalks). Such cysts may twist on their peduncles and b ...

life. When the ovum merges with the sperm, the resulting ZYGOTEcontains the full complement of chromosomes (46). HEALTH CONDITIO ...

P–R Paget’s disease of the breast A rare presentation of BREAST CANCER, also called Paget’s disease of the nipple. Researchers b ...

over the glans. When these measures are inade- quate, the doctor may make an incision through the foreskin to release it. The de ...

procedures. The doctor closes the speculum’s blade to withdraw the speculum. See also KEGEL EXERCISES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE AN ...

front of the pelvis and the ischial bones at the back of the pelvis. The shaft is the length of the penis that extends outward f ...

tissue and surgery to remove the plaque. A key risk of either procedure is ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (inability to obtain erections). ...

wall and expel it through the VAGINA. The expelled placenta is the afterbirth. For further discussion of the placenta within the ...

the effectiveness of ovarian drilling eventually diminishes as cysts continue to grow in the remaining ovarian follicles. Nonmed ...

the most concentrated) or not properly timing the duration of the test. Most health-care providers will do a pregnancy BLOODtest ...

cause CONSTIPATION. Drinking plenty of fluids, eat- ing foods high in fiber, and walking for at least 30 minutes every day help ...

who have POF often have irregular menstrual cycles for years after the onset of POF symptoms and do retain the ability to concei ...

for several weeks to several months, depending on the gestational age at birth. About 10 percent of babies in the United States ...

ures, medications, or a combination of approaches can help mitigate symptoms for many women, though there are no methods for pre ...

the prospective due date. Weight, blood pressure, and urine sample for glucose and protein remain staples of prenatal visits in ...

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diag- nosed cancer among men in the United States and is primarily found in men over age ...