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Pregnancy test and Varenicline use

Monday, December 13th, 2010

I just started Chantix 2 weeks ago and I’ve had some strange side effects.. I’ve been irritable, nauseas, and so tired. The scariest side-effect (I think that’s what it is) is my period is now 5 days late. I’ve taken two home pregnancy tests and both were negative. I’m almost certain these [...]

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Oral contraceptives, alcohol, cancer risk

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

microgest ED Question:

I’m currently taking Microgest ED (brand name “Mithuri”) which contains .15mg Levovorgestrel and .03 Ethinylestradiol as an oral contraceptive. I’m living in Maldives and it’s the only birth control pill that is available here. Is it okay to drink alcoholic beverages with this prescription? The doctor that prescribed me this medication never said [...]

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PCOS and Pregnancy

Monday, November 8th, 2010

What are the chances of pregnancy with pcos?
Answered by: Maria/MD Health Forum.com Team
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common ovarian function disorder in women of child-bearing age. It affects about 5% of all women. As its name implies, this condition is characterized by having many cystic structures in the ovaries. In PCOS, there may [...]

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Bleeding during sexual intercourse

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

For about 8 months and now i started bleeding during sex and it has never happend to me before and im really worry and scare and is only while sex it stops when we stop having sex, please please help me to understand whats wrong im worried
Posted by: Maria/MD HealthForum.com Team
There are certain conditions [...]

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Yeast infection

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

I’ve had an infection for.. over half a year. I went to my doctor and they prescribed medicine for a Yeast infection. It did work, for the most part. But I fell in dirty water and it came back. So I got a refill, and didn’t use it all at once. The infection came back, [...]

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Premature Rupture of Membranes

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

I have a baby boy, who is 2 years 4 months old now. Below is what happened during my delivery time:
I had a water leakage 2 weeks before the due date given, admitted in the hospital, was put on trips for 2 or 3 hrs (I had been told that it has glucose and pain [...]

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Pelvic pain and other symptoms

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

I’m a 39 year old woman that for the past 4 days has had pelvic pain non stop, lower back pain and with it pink spotting. Sex is painful and has been for a few years most often the morning after sex I have bleeding.
My history is 3 kids born via cesarean and my tubes [...]

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Ovarian cyst

Friday, October 9th, 2009

My girlfriend just told me she has -bloody- cysts like objects which were picked up in an ultrasound. She has also just told me that she has missed approx. 3-4 of her menstruation. Please tell me she is going to be okay? But I need the truth. She is my girl, and I need to [...]

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Nipple discharge

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

I’m 28 yrs old. Ive been suffering from really itchy nipples for a few months now. They also sometimes seep a little discharge which i only notice if its on my bra. Its normally a light brown colour. My nipples themselves become very red and sore when they are at their worst. I do suffer [...]

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Hypothyroidism and pregnancy

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

I am 27 years old and 6.5 weeks pregnant. During my first routine prenatal screening my doctor diagnosed me with underactive thyroid. My TSH level was 11.8, and my free T4 was 13.
She prescribed me 0.05 mg levothyroxine yesterday, which I’ve started taking.
I am concerned about how this untreated condition may have affected my pregnancy [...]

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