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What is a Thoracotomy?

Well ahead of the surgery, you’ll have to start getting ready. If you smoke, you'll need to quit at least 4 weeks before the surgery. Your surgical...

What are Bladder Stones?

Then, some of the substances in the urine start to stick together and form crystals until they form a bladder stone. If the stones are too large to...

Kidney Stone Treatment: what Should I Expect?

Kidney stones usually pass on their own without causing any long-term problems. Potassium citrate or sodium citrate: Can help keep kidney stones cr...

When Do I Need Surgery for a Kidney Stone?

Kidney stones are hard deposits made from minerals such as calcium or waste products such as uric acid. The doctor uses an X-ray or ultrasound to f...

How Do I Know If I Have a Kidney Stone?

If you have a kidney stone, these tests can help tell your doctor how big it is and exactly where it’s located. Blood tests: These can help find ou...

Tubal Cannulation

If you have trouble getting pregnant and your doctor says it's because your fallopian tubes are blocked, a procedure called tubal cannulation may b...

Using a Surrogate Mother: what You Need to Know

There's still some controversy about using a surrogate mother to have a baby. A technique called 'in vitro fertilization' (IVF) now makes it possib...

What Helps with Sperm Count and Quality?

Even if you have a normal sperm count, they still have to be healthy enough to make the journey from your partner’s vagina to the cervix and uterus...

How Can You Reverse a Vasectomy?

Your doctor may only choose this method if you can’t have a vasovasostomy or if they don’t think it will work. For a small number of men, the proce...

Fertility Tests for Men

Two normal tests usually mean you don't have any significant infertility problems. It can identify specific obstacles to fertility and problems wit...

What Fallopian Tube Procedures Help with Fertility?

Next they’ll inject a contrast liquid through the catheter, and take an X-ray of your uterus and fallopian tubes to see where the blockage is. Ther...

Guide to Female Infertility

For about 20% of couples who have infertility problems, the exact causes are never pinpointed. These structures carry fertilized eggs from your ova...