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Causes could include:
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Endometrial polyp
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hormonal changes
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Ovarian Disorders
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Anovulation (failure of ovaries to produce, mature, or release eggs; Endometrial polyps (the endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus; Endometrial hyperplasia (thickening/build up of the uterine wall; Endometrial cancer; Uterine fibroids; Abn...
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Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is irregular, abnormal uterine bleeding that is not caused by a tumor, infection, or pregnancy .
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Adenomyosis is uterine thickening that occurs when endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, moves into the outer muscular walls of the uterus.
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An IUD is an intrauterine device made of plastic and/or copper that is inserted into the womb (uterus) by way of the vaginal canal. One type releases a hormone (progesterone), and is replaced each year.
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Can a person with fibroid tumors have an IUD?
Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Sometimes it is uncomfortable to have an IUD inserted. What is the best way to deal with pain from this procedure?
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A pregnancy that has maternal or fetal complications requiring special medical attention or bed rest is considered to be high-risk. Complications, as used here, mean the risk of illness or death before or after delivery is greater than normal for the mother or baby.
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Detailed information on the most common types of pregnancy complications, including amniotic fluid complications, bleeding pregnancy complications, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, fetal loss, placental abruption, placenta previa, preeclampsia and eclampsi
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If you've had bleeding early in your pregnancy, you're not alone. Many other pregnant women have had early bleeding, too. And in most cases, nothing is wrong.
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Detailed information on the most common complications during pregnancy
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Detailed information on multiple pregnancies, including care of multiple birth babies
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Detailed information on premature rupture of membranes and preterm premature rupture of membranes
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Detailed information on maternal and fetal testing during high-risk pregnancies
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Detailed information on acute fatty liver of pregnancy, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Although as of 2004 there was no formal or universally accepted definition of a " high-risk " pregnancy, it is generally thought of as one in which the mother or the developing fetus has a condition that places one or both of them at a higher-than-normal-risk for complications, either during the pregnancy (antepartum), during delivery (intrapartum), or following the birth (postpartum). Certain conditions, called risk factors, make a pregnancy high risk.
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A high risk pregnancy is one in which some condition puts the mother, the developing fetus, or both at higher-than-normal risk for complications during or after the pregnancy and birth. A pregnancy can be considered a high-risk pregnancy for a variety of reasons.
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Obstetrical emergencies are life-threatening medical conditions that occur in pregnancy or during or after labor and delivery. There are a number of illnesses and disorders of pregnancy that can threaten the well-being of both mother and child.
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Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that develop within or attach to the wall of the uterus, a female reproductive organ.
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Uterine fibroids (also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer .
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Fibroid tumors may sound like a serious condition, but for many women who have them, they're just a fact of life.
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Detailed information on uterine fibroids, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Fibroids are non-cancerous growths of muscle tissue on or inside the uterus. Uterine fibroid embolization shrinks a fibroid by cutting off its blood supply.
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Fibroids start as pea-sized lumps, but can grow steadily during your reproductive years. Many fibroids just need to be monitored.
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Discussion of the many treatment options for fibroid cysts, and how to choose what's right for you.
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Which procedure is better for the removal of uterine fibroids, endometrial ablation or hysterectomy? I do not plan on having any more children.
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Uterine fibroids (also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer .
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A less invasive treatment option for women with noncancerous uterine fibroids, previously offered to only younger women, has been shown to be effective in postmenopausal women as well.
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Do fibroids ever go away on their own? If you have no pain or no heavy bleeding is there anything you can do to keep from getting more fibroids?
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What is a calcified uterine fibroid?
Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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