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  2. Uterine inversion - Wikipedia

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    If efforts at manual replacement are not successful surgery is required. [1] After the uterus is replaced oxytocin and antibiotics are typically recommended. [1] The placenta can then be removed if it is still attached. [1] Uterine inversion occurs in about 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 10,000 deliveries. [1] [4] Rates are higher in the developing world. [1]

  3. Masculinizing surgery - Wikipedia

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    According to the ACOG, symptomatic uterine leiomyomas are the most common indication for hysterectomy in the US, followed by abnormal uterine bleeding, endometriosis and prolapse. [5] Risk-reducing hysterectomy is also performed for patients with high-risk of endometrial cancer, including patients with germ-line BRCA1/2 mutations, Lynch ...

  4. Masculinizing hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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    Frequently the first sign of endometrial cancer is bleeding in post-menopausal women. Transgender men who have any bleeding after the cessation of menses with androgen therapy should be evaluated for age appropriate causes of abnormal uterine bleeding as per cisgender female guidelines. [38]

  5. Pelvic exenteration - Wikipedia

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    The 5-year survival rate of patients undergoing pelvic exenteration following complete resection of disease was 59.3%. Factors shown to influence the survival rate following a pelvic exenteration procedure include age, the presence of metastatic disease, lymph node status, circumferential resection margin , local recurrence of disease, and the ...

  6. Male infertility - Wikipedia

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    The condition and its effects on both men and women is the topic for example of the novel set in Nigeria entitled, The Secret Lives of Baba Segin's Wives. A lot of research has pointed to the relationship between infertility and emasculation. [85] [86] [87] This association has led to infertility being less studied and diagnosed in men over ...

  7. Hysterotomy - Wikipedia

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    It was found that between unlocked single-layer closure and double-layer closure, there is no difference in risk of uterine rupture, [3] however the risk of rupture is increased with a locked single-layer suture. [18] Following the repair of the incision, a scar defect may form, which is defined as a thinning of uterine muscle at the incision site.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Recovery Kentucky facilities across the state admitted to HuffPost dropout rates as high as 75 percent. Chrysalis House, a Lexington treatment center for women, most of whom are mothers, has more success than most, with about a 40 percent dropout rate, administrators said, but among those who complete the program, roughly half will relapse ...

  9. Vasectomy reversal - Wikipedia

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    In the USA, about 2% of men later go on to have a vasectomy reversal afterwards. [19] However the number of men inquiring about vasectomy reversals is significantly higher - from 3% to 8% [16] - with many "put off" by the high costs of the procedure and pregnancy success rates (as opposed to "patency rates") only being around 55%.