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… Call your health care provider to make an appointment. Who should get the vaccine? The MMRV vaccine is given as 1 dose … 1 dose of MMR and varicella vaccines on or after their 1st birthday. The dose of MMRV vaccine provides more protection … infected with the virus in the first 3 months of their pregnancy. Rubella can also cause miscarriage or stillbirth. …
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… needs. Uses Levonorgestrel is used by women to prevent pregnancy after birth control failure (such as a broken … sex. This medication is an emergency contraceptive and should not be used as a regular form of birth control. Using … abdominal pain, tiredness, dizziness, changes in vaginal bleeding, breast tenderness, or headache may occur. …
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… are some things you and your doctor or midwife might do to try to prevent a tear. For example, you may try doing … medicine. Labour and Delivery Pregnancy Citations Hobson S, et al. (2019). No. 381–assisted vaginal birth. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada …
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… Health Concerns Menopause: Managing Hot Flashes Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Therapy (HT)? Menopause: Wild Yam and Progesterone Creams Soy for Menopause Symptoms Vaginal Dryness Sexuality and Sexual Health Arrhythmias and … Vaginal Fistula Vaginal Pessaries Vaginal Rashes and Sores VBAC: Uterine Scar Rupture Also see Women's Health , Men's …
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… diabetes is high blood sugar that first occurs during pregnancy. High blood sugar can cause problems for you and … grow larger than normal. A large baby can be injured during vaginal birth and may need to be delivered by caesarean … exercise. This can help you control your blood sugar level. Try low-impact activities, such as walking and swimming. Try …
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… organs in place get weak or damaged. It's often linked to pregnancy and vaginal childbirth. During pregnancy and … need or want treatment. But if symptoms bother you, you can try doing Kegel exercises and staying at a healthy weight. … important to many health problems. Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery? Cause Pelvic organ prolapse occurs …
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… Call your health care provider to make an appointment. Who should get the chickenpox vaccine? Children get the … the first dose. People who had chickenpox before their 1st birthday should still get the vaccine. They may not have … will die from the infection. Rarely, infection early in pregnancy can result in a baby being born with birth …
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… ultrasound to confirm the position. Your care provider may try version to gently turn the baby into a head-down … to thin ( efface ) and open. Third-trimester tests Late in pregnancy, you may be checked for: Group B strep . A woman … group B strep in her vagina can pass it to her baby during vaginal birth. This can cause severe problems for the baby. …
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… fluids containing the bacteria during unprotected oral, vaginal and anal sex. Sometimes a person with gonorrhea will … may include difficulty getting pregnant, ectopic or tubal pregnancy or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). See … treatment. If you are pregnant and/or breastfeeding, you should have a follow-up test 3 to 4 weeks after completing …
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… of age and older). Given the current measles situation, try to phone ahead to assure that they have vaccine in stock and to find out if you need an appointment. Who should get the MMR vaccine? The MMR vaccine is given to … infected with the virus in the first 3 months of their pregnancy. Rubella can also cause miscarriage or stillbirth. …
