I am 3 months pregnant and I have been to the doctor many times. After I have sex I bleed. I asked my doctor about this and he said it was normal but I want another answer from someone else. I just have a little blood when I pee, it isn’t a lot and I [...]
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006Pain during intercourse, ovarian tumor, ovarian cancer?
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006I have experienced pain in my lower left abdomen and during intercourse. After several months I went to the gynecologist. He set up two ultrasounds, a regular ultrasound and a transvaginal ultrasound. The results of these were that I do have some fibroid tumors, but they are small and he did not [...]
Continue readingBruise on shin, no x-ray, possible fracture?
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006Two days ago I fell pretty hard (shoved by a patient) at work and bruised my left shin. Because it happened at work I was sent to the local hospital. Dr. in ER poked and prodded here and there and did not feel an x-ray was necessary. There is an abrasion (which is numb [...]
Continue readingRash, Red Spots on Skin
Saturday, September 9th, 2006I have a few spots on my stomach that are light red, barley not my regular skin color, and kind of looks like a rash. I also have a few of the same looking spots in my pubic hair area. I have HPV..is this from that??
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Probably not from HPV. If there [...]
Pinched Nerve Symptoms?
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua, I’m 34 years old. I’ve been experiencing tingling/ pins and needles in my hands - pinky and ring fingers, and a bit up the forearm. It started about 3 years ago, while I was pregnant, and just came on if I fell asleep on my back. The tingling is now constant, worse [...]
Continue readingVery Early Pregnancy Symptoms While Nursing
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006I am a 31 year old woman and have a 8 month old daughter whom I am still nursing up to 3 times a day, but my milk has nearly vanished completely and I have been having abdominal pain quite frequently, like I did early on in both of my pregnancies, and I have [...]
Continue readingHow Much Should I Weigh? Body Mass Index Calculator
Monday, August 28th, 2006How much should I weigh?
Weight is one of the most significant factors that affect your health, and, even more importantly, this is one factor you can actively do something about.
Below you can find a simple calculator. Use it to calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI). Enter your height and weight, then look at the [...]
Child with lumps on neck
Sunday, August 27th, 2006My son is six years old. A couple of months ago, we noticed two lumps on the back of his neck and one behind his ear. He has no fever or anything like that. He seems perfectly fine, other than the lumps. I took him to the doctor and she told me it’s probably [...]
Continue readingFear of HIV Testing
Friday, August 18th, 2006Hello Doctor,
I am so glad I found your web site and I can finally ask my question to a professional.? Seven years ago I used to be the insertive top in an anal sexual relationship for four times in a week, now I just heard that my ex is HIV positive. And me, 7 years [...]
Teenager With Lump Behind Ear
Thursday, August 17th, 2006Dear Dr. Joshua: ?
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I have a 16 year old son that has a lump, soft tissue, directly behind his left ear in the temporal area. This area is located where an arm of a pair of glasses would press against the head. I only noticed because it was getting bigger, about [...]
