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HEAVY PERIODS

By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG

About one third of women may experience

heavy menses. If you have to use pads or

tampons every hour, using two pads, a

tampon with a pad, this is considered heavy.

Also passing clots, soiling of the linen at night

or a period lasting longer than a week is […]

By Joseph Hazan,M.D., FACOG

Fertility evaluation consists of

checking for ovulation, semen

analysis and determination of

tubal patency.

Additional tests are done if

indicated based on the above.

Some of these are blood hormone

tests, ultrasound, chromosome

studies, cultures, laparoscopy,

hysteroscopy, postcoital test.

OVULATION is detected by an

ovulation predictor kit,

elevation of […]