Birth control basics
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Eating the placenta: A good idea?
Despite claims of benefits, eating your placenta after giving birth can be harmful to you and your baby.
Delaying your period with hormonal birth control
Delaying your period is possible if you use an extended or continuous method of birth control. Find out how you can have more control over your menstrual cycle.
Fibroadenoma
Learn about this common breast lump. It is not cancer. Unless you have symptoms that bother you, treatment might not be needed.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
This condition results from alcohol exposure before birth. The exposure causes lifelong problems with behavior, learning, thinking and physical development.
Choroid plexus carcinoma
This rare type of cancerous brain tumor occurs mainly in children under 2. Treatment usually involves surgery and radiation therapy.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Learn about these complex genetic disorders that cause problems with connective tissue in the skin, joints and blood vessel walls.
Broken arm
Treatment depends on the site and severity of the injury. Simple breaks might be treated with a sling and ice. Complicated fractures may require surgery.
Uterine prolapse
Find out more about the symptoms and possible treatments, including surgical repair, for this pelvic floor disorder.
Sleepwalking
People who get up and walk around while sleeping may not need treatment. But if it happens often, it could be a sleep disorder that needs treatment.
Hydrocele
Find out more about the symptoms, causes and treatments for this swelling in the scrotum.
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