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Discover what happens to pill when it swallowed
Thereโs a strange, mysterious world inside us, an alien-looking environment that turns the food we eat into nutrients that keep us alive. Michael Mosley swallows a camera to take a closer look.
The camera sends images to an external monitor so the doctor can study the inside of your colon. The doctor can also insert instruments through the channel to take tissue samples (biopsies) or remove polyps or other areas of abnormal tissue. A colonoscopy typically takes about 20 minutes to an hour.
Inserting the Enlite Sensor with insulin pump
An antisperm antibody test looks for special proteins (antibodies) that fight against a man's sperm in blood, vaginal fluids, or semen. The test uses a sample of sperm and adds a substance that binds only to affected sperm. Semen can cause an immune system response in either the man's or woman's body. The antibodies can damage or kill sperm. If a high number of sperm antibodies come into contact with a man's sperm, it may be hard for the sperm to fertilize an egg. The couple has a hard time becoming pregnant. This is called immunologic infertility.
Wondering how pregnancy happens? Itโs not as simple as it seems! Pregnancy takes several days, and there are lots of steps. Here are the basics on how pregnancy works.
What is a female condom? How do female condoms work to prevent pregnancy and STDs? Learn all about female condoms โ also called internal condoms โ in this video.
The IUD is birth control thatโs very effective and convenient. How does an IUD work to prevent pregnancy?
Spermicide is a birth control method that contains chemicals that stop sperm from moving. Spermicides are available in different forms, including creams, film, foams, gels, and suppositories. Spermicide can be used alone, or it can be used with other birth control methods to make them more effective. It is always used with the diaphragm and cervical cap.
An animation for Acumed demonstrating their new line of screws for fixing fractures. This one is focused on a Scaphoid fracture in the hand.
This new blood test can help detect and locate cancer
Ring System is used to correct mitral regurgitation via implantation of an annuloplasty ring
For education, Microsoft HoloLens will help make incredible leaps forward in productivity, collaboration, and innovation. See how Microsoft HoloLens transforms the way we teach anatomy and our understanding of the human body as we help to prepare the next generation of doctors.
The Dermatology Center, UC Irvine, 949 824 0606. Foam sclerotherapy for leg veins. Unsightly leg veins are best removed with sclerotherapy in 95% of cases. Varicose veins are best removed with stab avulsion or CootTouch endovenous ablation (CTEV). Science and research at UCI.
Removal and Replacement with Breast Capsulectomy
The cause of pectus excavatum is not known however it can run in families, with up to 25 percent of affected patients reporting chest wall abnormalities in other family members. Pectus excavatum occurs in approximately 1 out of 400โ1000 children and is three to five times more common in males than females.
In a normal hip, the ball at the upper end of the thighbone (femur) fits firmly into the socket, which is part of the large pelvis bone. In babies and children with developmental dysplasia (dislocation) of the hip (DDH), the hip joint has not formed normally.
TPIAT is a procedure that lets surgeons remove the pancreas, take out islet cells, and put those islet cells into the liver.
Your baby is still tiny, but already your body is changing. Your breasts start to swell and may feel tender. Tiredness, nausea, and a frequent need to pee are common pregnancy symptoms. In your second trimester, your growing uterus gradually rises up out of your pelvis.
heart dissection / cardiac anatomy