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I'm an active 16 year old male and play basketball most of the year. I have diagnosed tendinitis in both knees that is pretty bad. I also have some general knee pain throughout the knee. I went to a special sports doctor to see if there was anything...

My nine year old daughter, Irene, has presented with knee pain for the last three weeks. She has to use crutches to walk. She can bend her leg at the knee with no problem but she cannot straighten it without crying out in pain, she cannot put any weight on...

I'm 22 and I've been experiencing a lot of pain consistently in my left knee for nearly a year now. I've been to my doctor and she told me that it was only a misalignment and after the appointment told me "I hope the knee thing sorts itself out."I've tri...

I was supposed to be induced at noon today (7-28). However,I started labor at 10pm on my own last night (7-27). Contractions were 2 minutes apart from the beginning,and stayed that way the whole time. I started at 4cm and 80% effaced. After a couple of hou...

For a girl who haven't had sex for about.. 6 months, how long can it take for her to reach org*sm? can be achieved by fingering?does a girl become less sensitive after an org*sm? and how to tell if a girl had an org*sm?Thanks,

I had my second acl reconstruction a little over a month and a half ago. My inner leg has stayed numb since the surgery, my outer leg flucuates depending on the amount of swelling in my knee. My ankle bone has been painfully sensitive to anything rubbing...

My mother in law aged 65 had a stroke a couple of months ago. She is not able to speak or walk. she is awake but can not recognize anyone or anything. After 1 week of treatment she started to develop strange moaning or screaming constantly continuously thr...

Oh, God, I feel so terrible. It's only been 12 days since I stopped my Synthroid. I have 9 days left before my RAI treatment. How can this get worse?! I'm a stay at home mom and a full time student. My house is a disaster because it takes all of my energy ...

Yesterday evening my six year old and I were picking blackberries and there were a couple times when both, her and I got scratched/poked by the thorns. Last niht she woke up crying and complaining her leg hurt (same leg w/ the thorn scratches) but she said...

When my leg is bent anywhere imbetween 90 degrees and total paralellness, and I rotate my foot slightly clockwise (heel left), something slips in my knee and it hurts like hell. Feels like a tendon on the right side of my right knee. But the pain is in th...

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Can you get HIV from casual contact, like hugging, touching, sharing drinks or kissing? How DO you get HIV?

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