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Clinical Information on Toxic Shock Syndrome

Basic information for Toxic Shock Syndrome Definition Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition which may be caused by either Staphylococcus aureus 1 or Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) 2 - the…

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 6 min read

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Toxic Shock Syndrome

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 4 min read

Facts About Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare condition caused by toxins from either yellow staphylococci or group…

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Herpes in Pregnancy

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 2 min read

Facts About Herpes in Pregnancy Pregnant women can get herpes outbreak during pregnancy Treatment is the same as in non-pregnant In rare cases,…

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Genital Herpes

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 5 min read

Facts About Genital Herpes Genital herpes does genital herpes Cold sores on lips can be through oral sex cause genital herpes Symptoms of…

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Clinical Information on Epididymitis

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 3 min read

Basic data Definition Epididymitis occurrence Less than 1 case per 1,000 patients per year, but exact figures are not available Rare before…

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Epididymitis

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 3 min read

Facts About Epididymitis Epididymitis (epididymitis) is an infection of the epididymis Symptoms include swelling, pain in the scrotum and fever Treated with antibiotics,…

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Gonorrhea

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 4 min read

Facts About Gonorrhea Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease, where one is infected with a bacterium Gonorrhea often produces pain on urination and…

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Clinical Information on Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 9 min read

Definition of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease An ascending infection of the cervix, which results in one or more of the following conditions endometritis,…

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Laparoscopy in Gynecology

By Dr Schmidt May 6, 2017 5 min read

Facts About Gynecologic Laparoscopies A laparoscopy is a keyhole surgery performed through one or more small holes in the abdominal wall Laparoscopy can…