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Band Bands Tube by Josh Patient Expert

Posted Fri 02 Jul 2010 11:07pm Band Bands Tube Laparoscopic Lap Band Surgery A Lap-Band is an inflatable silicone device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach, via laparoscopic surgery, in order to treat obesity. Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or gr ... Read on »

Malpractice defense: Diagnostic Laparoscopy Resulting in Bowel Injury by David W. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Oct 2012 2:06pm I’m the former chairman of the board of Advanced Practice Strategies (APS), a medical risk management firm that provides litigation support for malpractice defense and an eLearning curriculum focused on enhancing patient safety. I continue to follow the company closely and am intrigued by its illustrated verdict series. To learn more cont ... Read on »

Devotion: Do You Weigh the Cost When You Give to Others Since Illness Zaps Your Strength? by Lisa C. Posted Fri 24 Feb 2012 10:00am “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38) “Mom, what a rip off,” my son said as he opened the pag of potato ships and saw the bag was barely half full. “I know,” I explained. “T ... Read on »

WOMEN MUST BECOME EMPOWERED TO ASK FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY, EXPERTS SAY by The Women's Sexual Health Foundation .. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 30 Nov 2008 12:20pm TWSHF was recently sent the below press release and more than likely, most women have not had an opportunity to educate themselves on the recent advances in the procedures that we have highlighted below. TWSHF firmly believes that your knowledge is your power. This release will add to your power base. WASHINGTON, DC (November 19, 2007) -- En ... Read on »

Infertility Q and A by Dr. Fred Licciardi Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 29 Nov 2009 10:02pm Hello again. Here is the latest entry. Can a small hydrosalpinx prevent pregnancy? Yes it can and it can prevent pregnancy when trying on your own or with iui (assuming the other tube is normal) , or with IVF. Now a small one is less likely to be problematic, but the studies showing hydros are a problem do not differentiate between small an ... Read on »

Question 18. How will my reproductive endocrinologist determine a plan of therapy? by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor

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Posted Tue 13 Apr 2010 8:00am Here in Washington we are surrounded by planners. People are available to plan your party. People are available to plan your finances. People are available to plan for your kid applying to college (or secondary school or even kindergarten). People are available to plan your attempt to lose weight and get in shape (personally I am doing the Specia ... Read on »

Surrogacy and Surrogate Mothers in India by iwannagetpregnant Posted Mon 04 Mar 2013 6:40am Infertility is not about being unable to conceive, it is the trauma that an individual or the couple passes through. Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction. Surrogacy — sometimes dubbed “rent-a-womb” — is a procedure by which a woman carries another women’s fertilized egg to term, usually in cases where the biological mother is unable to ca ... Read on »

Is there really LESS in the future for prostate cancer? by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 10 Jun 2010 12:00am LESS stands for laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery. To all intents and purposes it is laparoscopic surgery through one small abdominal incision (a “port”) as opposed to the five or six that are currently used. At the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), Autorino et al. provided an update on experi ... Read on »

Common mistakes infertile couples make - and how to avoid them ! by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 11 Jun 2010 8:44am Ms. Elizabeth Paul (not her real name) was my last appointment of the day, and she brought a thick medical file that described all the medical tests and treatments she had been through. She had consulted doctors on three continents, and was now seeking another medical opinion for her problem of unexplained infertility. She had had four laparoscop ... Read on »

Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer? by Michael A. Zadeh Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 02 Dec 2010 12:00am When compared with open surgical techniques, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been well documented in medical literature, including increased safety, quicker recovery, shorter hospital stays, and cosmetic advantages. Nonetheless, surgeons who perform a majority of their cases laparoscopically appear to encounter physical ... Read on »