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Senior sex: Tips for older men
Sex isn't just for the young. Get tips for staying active, creative and satisfied as you age.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Steam treatment for enlarged prostate
Find out how steam treatment for enlarged prostate works.
Episiotomy: When it's needed, when it's not
Planning a vaginal delivery? Find out when an incision between the vagina and anus might be needed during childbirth.
How to treat a piercing site infection
Learn what you can do at home if your ear new piercing becomes infected.
Prostate cancer screening: Should you get a PSA test?
Learn about the pros and cons of the PSA test so you're ready to talk about prostate cancer screening with your doctor.
Labor and delivery: Pain medications
Understand the pros and cons of various labor and delivery pain medications.
How to measure your respiratory rate
Learn how to accurately measure your breathing rate, which is also known as your respiratory rate.
How to take your pulse
Learn two ways to take an accurate pulse, or heart rate.
Video: How to use a peak flow meter
Asthma attacks taking you by surprise? Take regular peak flow meter readings, as shown in this video, to predict asthma episodes and better control your condition.
Video: The epidural block
Understand this anesthesia for labor and birth.
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