Birth control pills
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Extended-cycle birth control pills: Is spotting common?
Breakthrough bleeding is more common with continuous and extended-cycle birth control pills, but usually decreases with time.
Eye dilation: Necessary with every eye exam?
Eye dilation is part of a comprehensive eye exam. How often you need it depends on your age and health risks.
Fecal occult blood test
Learn how healthcare professionals use fecal occult blood tests, such as the fecal immunochemical test, to screen for colon cancer.
Genetic testing
Genetic testing: Learn why it's done, how to prepare and what to expect from diagnostic tests, carrier tests, prenatal tests and newborn screening.
Glucose challenge test
Know how to prepare for this gestational diabetes screening test.
Glucose tolerance test
These simple blood tests are performed to screen for diabetes. Your healthcare professional may suggest one or more of these tests depending on your risk factors.
HPV test
This test can help show the risk of cervical cancer. Learn more about how to prepare and what the results may mean.
Hemangioma
This red mark on a baby's skin looks like a rubbery bump or flat red mark and is made up of extra blood vessels in the skin. It generally goes away by age 10. Learn more about its causes and treatment.
Hematocrit test
Learn about this red blood cell blood test, including why it's used and what to expect.
Hodgkin's vs. non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: What's the difference?
Learn how types of lymphomas are determined using lab tests to examine cancer cells.
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