advertisement
(Steven Errico/Getty Images)
A study of women with problematic pregnancies finds that the Metformin drug is safe for a newfound use.
Health Community
Sexually transmitted diseases, erectile dysfunction, contraception. It may not be easy to confide your concerns about sex even to close friends face to face. Here, you can be open without feeling exposed.
![](http://www.usnews.com/dbimages/master/2143/GR_PR_071030ccf.gif")
Occasional failure to achieve an erection can occur for a variety of reasons—drinking too much alcohol, for example, or extreme fatigue—and is not considered unusual. But failure to achieve an erection more than 50 percent of the time usually indicates a problem that requires treatment.
Most women get fibroids during their reproductive years—and most never know it. A single fibroid might never cause a symptom, never pose a health risk, and create no problems with fertility. But the "tumors" can grow large enough to cause severe cramping and heavy bleeding and, in some cases, a hysterectomy.
As it grows, the placenta secretes hormones that make it harder for a woman's body to use insulin normally. She needs an increasingly large amount of insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels. When Mom's pancreas can't keep up with the higher demand, the body falls behind in processing glucose, and gestational diabetes results.
Sometimes the treatment for infertility is as simple as carefully timing sexual intercourse around the woman's fertile period; some couples have success with in vitro fertilization (IVF), in which the egg and sperm are united in the lab. A typical IVF cycle costs more than $10,000, and most patients pay for it themselves.
advertisement
HealthiNation video
When shopping for a health plan, is an HMO or a PPO better for you and your family?"
HealthiNation video
Learn why chemotherapy often plays a large part in cancer treatment.
If you learn how to alleviate the symptoms, having herpes does not mean the end of a satisfying sex life.
Heart surgeon Charles Fraser with Rachel Parrish, 9, at Texas Children's Hospital. He operated on Rachel in 1997, 1998, and 2001 to treat her for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Kevin Horan/Aurora for USN&WR)
Out of 5,189 hospitals only 3 percent are ranked in one or more specialty. Johns Hopkins tops the Honor Roll.
New England is home to many of the best health plans in the country. U.S. News and NCQA review 684 plans.
American Hospital Association Symptom Finder
Discover possible causes of your symptoms.
Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.