Uterine fibroids are benign (non cancerous) growths in the uterus. They are the most common type of growth found in a woman’s pelvis. In some women, fibroids remain small and do not cause symptoms or problems.
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Many patients are interested in banking the cord blood at the time of delivery. This leaflet will help the patients to understand the concept of cord blood banking, procedure and its use.During pregnancy, the umbilical cord is the lifeline between mother and baby. Once the baby is born the cord along with placenta get separated and are discarded. The cord blood contains cells called as stem cells. By preserving your baby’s stem cells, he or she will have a guaranteed source of perfectly matched cells in the event of certain illness in future.
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Miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks. It occurs in 10-15% of all known pregnancies. Most miscarriages occur in the first 3 months of pregnancy. When pregnancy loss occurs two or more times in a row, it may be called Repeated Miscarriage. Special tests are required to find the cause. Even if someone has had repeated miscarriages, there is still a good chance to have a baby.
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Exercise leads to a healthy and cheerful life. It is very essential that you exercise during pregnancy so as to stay healthy, active, so as to enable you too have a good control over your labor.
Those mothers who have some health problems during the pregnancy should consult the doctor about exercising.
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Myomectomy means removal of fibroids. Fibroids are fibro-muscular, non-cancerous tumours that form on the inner or outer wall of the uterus. Fibroids need to be surgically removed if the size is large and/or accompanied by undesirable symptoms. Although small and asymptomatic fibroids do not need immediate surgery, they have to be monitored for growth.
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Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) is a very common procedure which is done during the treatment of infertility. This is a simple procedure and does not need hospitalization. In this procedure, sperms which have undergone certain laboratory.
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Visualisation of the inner cavity of the uterus through a small video telescope- like device passed into the uterus through the vaginal passage under general anaesthesia is called Hysteroscopy.
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Hysterectomy is the term used for surgical removal of all or part of the uterus. The common causes for which hysterectomy may be performed are:
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Pregnancy that occurs OUTSIDE THE UTERUS is known as ectopic pregnancy. It is important to identify this condition at the earliest so as to prevent the possible complications.
In order to understand this subject we take these 3 issues:
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When blood sugar level is persistently high in a patient, the person is said to be having diabetes. A diabetic woman in pregnancy needs special attention. Some women are found to be diabetic during pregnancy. This is called as Gestational diabetes. Both pre-pregnancy diabetes and diabetes occurring during pregnancy have peculiar problems which will be discussed in this brochure.
All types of diabetes are a concern in pregnancy. Glucose control, a healthy diet, exercise, and medications, if needed, are keys to a healthy pregnancy.
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