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Current scientific evidence irrefutably shows that medical marijuana benefits people with certain medical conditions, but also sheds light on some of the side effects of weed. Should medical cannabis be legalized everywhere?

What lifestyle changes should you expect to make after cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal surgery?

A regular pregnancy begins in a woman’s fallopian tube. If a fertilized egg gets stuck in the tube, it may try to grow there, so the tube will swell and may break open. This type of pregnancy is called a tubal or ectopic pregnancy.

Ectopic pregnancies, pregnancies that develop outside the uterus, can be more difficult to diagnose than many realize. What do you do if you suspect you are dealing with one, but your doctor has missed it?

Thought "ectopic pregnancy" only refers to pregnancies that develop within the fallopian tubes? Think again! Ectopic pregnancies can take place within every structure of the reproductive system, and even outside of it.

Going through an ectopic pregnancy can be terrifying, and you may also have fears about your future fertility. Here's what you need to know about trying to conceive after a tubal or other ectopic pregnancy.

Tubal pregnancies can become life-threatening very quickly without the right treatment. Those two facts are enough of a reason that any woman of childbearing age should know what an ectopic pregnancy is, what its symptoms are, and how they are treated.

When a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, this is referred to as an ectopic pregnancy.

Contractions signal labor, don't they? So what's happening to your belly in the second and third trimesters? Braxton Hicks contractions are uterine contractions, but they don't mean you are in labor.

Abdominal pain during pregnancy is quite common. There are many causes of abdominal pain during the various stage of pregnancy, from the harmless to the life-threatening.