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Semen Analysis

Semen analysis is a test of a man’s sperm and semen. A normal sperm count is at least 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen. Also known as a spe...

Treatment & Care

Tubal cannulation is a procedure to help clear a blockage in the fallopian tubes. How is this procedure performed and is it an option for you? It's...

Infertility and in Vitro Fertilization

The IVF facility will provide you with special instructions to follow the night before and the day of the procedure. Once the embryos are ready, yo...

Fertility Evaluation

If a woman is ovulating, doctors then move to a standard test called the hysterosalpingogram, a type of X-ray of the fallopian tubes and uterus. Th...

Fertility Drugs

You can expect to start ovulating about 7 days after you've taken the last dose. After you start to ovulate, most doctors suggest taking clomiphene...

What Tests Check for Blocked Fallopian Tubes?

Next they’ll insert a thin tube called a cannula into your cervix and the speculum removed. If the report shows that your fallopian tubes are block...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Symptoms

Doctors can determine whether your symptoms are IBS or signs of another problem. Your doctor may ask you to keep an IBS symptom journal. The standa...

Low-FODMAP Diet

A low-FODMAP diet is designed to help people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have better control over their symptoms by limiting certain foods....

Overview

IBS is a mix of belly discomfort or pain and trouble with bowel habits: either going more or less often than normal (diarrhea or constipation) or h...

Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease. Other gut diseases can have some of the same symptoms. For most people, ulcerative coliti...

What is Toxic Megacolon?

It starts when irritation or infection inflames your colon, the last section of your digestive tract. It’s less common, but infection from a virus,...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Symptoms and Treatment

The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes a group of disorders in which the intestines become inflamed. When there is less or no inflamma...