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  2. Levonorgestrel-releasing implant - Wikipedia

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    Side effects may include irregular menstrual periods for the first approximately three months, including periods lasting longer than normal, bleeding or spotting between periods, heavy bleeding, or going with no period for the mentioned period of time. Common side effects include weight gain, nervousness, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, mastalgia ...

  3. Intermenstrual bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Irregular menstruation. Intermenstrual bleeding (IMB) is vaginal bleeding at irregular intervals between expected menstrual periods. [1] It may be associated with bleeding with sexual intercourse. [2] In some women, menstrual spotting between periods occurs as a normal and harmless part of ovulation. Some women experience acute mid-cycle ...

  4. Menstrual suppression - Wikipedia

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    Menstrual suppression refers to the practice of using hormonal management to stop or reduce menstrual bleeding. In contrast to surgical options for this purpose, such as hysterectomy or endometrial ablation, hormonal methods to manipulate menstruation are reversible. There are a number of medical conditions for which fewer menstrual periods and ...

  5. Dysmenorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Dysmenorrhea, also known as period pain, painful periods or menstrual cramps, is pain during menstruation. [4][5][2] Its usual onset occurs around the time that menstruation begins. [1] Symptoms typically last less than three days. [1] The pain is usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen. [1] Other symptoms may include back pain, diarrhea or nausea.

  6. Transvaginal mesh - Wikipedia

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    After putting the prolapsed organs back to its original position and reinforcing the vaginal wall, the incision is closed with sutures. [5] Transvaginal mesh surgery is expected to show improved pelvic support after the first few weeks, particularly for non-absorbable meshes which have a higher biocompatibility and permanent outcome. [9]

  7. Adenomyosis - Wikipedia

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    Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the growth of cells that proliferate on the inside of the uterus (endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), [2] as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs. As well as being misplaced in patients with this condition, endometrial tissue is completely ...

  8. Surgical mesh - Wikipedia

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    Surgical mesh made of polypropylene, used for inguinal hernia. Surgical mesh is a medical implant made of loosely woven mesh, which is used in surgery as either a permanent or temporary structural support for organs and other tissues. Surgical mesh can be made from both inorganic and biological materials and is used in a variety of surgeries ...

  9. Caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    The risk of placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening condition which is more likely to develop where a woman has had a previous caesarean section, is 0.13% after two caesarean sections, but increases to 2.13% after four and then to 6.74% after six or more. Along with this is a similar rise in the risk of emergency hysterectomies at ...