Will a Pregnancy Test Be Positive With an Ectopic Pregnancy? Faint Lines, Negative Tests and What to Do
A positive pregnancy test is usually the start of good news, and for most people it is. But if you have pain on one side, spotting, or a history that…
ICD-10 Code for Hypertension With Chronic Kidney Disease: I12.9, I12.0 and I13 by Stage
When a patient has both high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease, ICD-10-CM does not let you code them as two unrelated problems. The classification assumes the hypertension and the…
Fordyce Spots: What They Are, How to Tell Them From Herpes and Warts, and Treatment
Tiny pale yellow or white dots on your lips, or a cluster of small bumps on the penis, scrotum or labia, are the kind of thing people find late at…
Can You Have a Period and Still Be Pregnant? What Early Pregnancy Bleeding Means
You had what looked like a period, but something feels off: it was lighter than usual, shorter, a different color, or you have other signs that make you wonder. Or…
Can Pregnant Women Eat Shrimp? Yes, Cooked: Mercury, How Much, and What to Avoid
Pregnancy comes with a long list of foods to avoid, and seafood is where the advice gets confusing. Some fish are off the menu because of mercury, raw shellfish carries…
Menopause Belly: Why It Happens, and What the Research Says Actually Works
You are eating the way you always have, the scale has barely moved, and yet your waistband is tighter and your belly has a new shape. If you are in…
Cramps but No Period: Common Causes, Pregnancy and When to Worry
The cramps feel exactly like your period is about to start: the dull ache low in your belly, maybe some back pain, the urge to curl up with a heating…
How Long After Implantation Bleeding Can You Test? When a Test Can Tell
You noticed a little pink or brown spotting a few days before your period was due, and now you are doing the math. Could it be implantation bleeding? And if…
Perimenopause Fatigue: Why You’re So Tired and What Actually Helps
It is not the ordinary tired of a long week. You sleep, or try to, and wake up feeling as if you have not. By mid-afternoon you are running on…
Perimenopause Breast Tenderness: Why Your Breasts Hurt and What Actually Helps
Your breasts ache, feel heavy, or are so tender that a seatbelt or a hug hurts. Maybe it used to happen for a day or two before a period and…