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I had unprotected sex since 5 days can i take something to prevent infection or its too late?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- If your sexual partner has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), whether active or latent (no apparent symptoms), what you can do is do tests for hepatitis B and C and HIV, which are the most dange... Read More
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Yesterday, i hurt the back and side of my knee when playing football. It hurts when I extend my leg and when I walk. What should I do? Treatment? Rest?
Dr. Karim Farah,
Pulmonology
- It depends what type of injury. Did u get a direct hit or fall or wrong movement. But basically u need rest, ice, elevation and pain killer such as anti inflammatory. If no improvement after 3 to 5 da... Read More
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My son is 2 and half mnth old.. lately whenever i want him.to sleep he gets so fussy (yshed 3la 7alo) to tje extent he turns so red and injures his face bs his hands and starts crying. Y is that
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- There must be something bothering your son at the time of going to sleep. Maybe the heat? (mothers, especially new moms, have a tendency to overbundle and over cover their babies, because they fear th... Read More
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Mon fils de 2 ans refuse son biberon. par quoi je peux remplacer le lait du matin et du soir ?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Now that your child has become 2 years of age, it is time for him to start drinking his milk from a cup (sippy cup) rather than from a bottle. This is especially important at night when children tend ... Read More
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I am 21 year old girl and I have a very low BMI =16.2 is it healthy to take a mass gainer protein ?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- You need to be further assessed by a dietitian, who will take a detailed history of your caloric intake on any given day, the history of your weight variations over the years, physical activity, and o... Read More
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This test was done due to a quick heart beats and my right hand was very 'mnamle'
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- I am not seeing anything wrong on the EKG. There is small section that is not shown on the right, but what's visible looks normal. For fast heart beats, we sometimes order some lab tests, sometim... Read More
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I had intercourse for the first time & didn't bleed. I had sex 3 times after & didn't bleed either. Is this normal? Will I bleed in the future?
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Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- It depends on the type of hymen you have, and yes, you can bleed later. As we tell our ladies, virginity is a spiritual state, as not all virgin females bleed in their first intercourse.
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I had a hymenoplasty today and I regret it. Is the doctor who preformed my surgery able to undo it? Or remove the stitches? Is this reversible?
Dr. Nemer Charafeddine,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- if you regret it, you simply have to do intercourse again, no need to remove the knots.. as simple as that
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My son has FMF & has been taking 1 colchecine daily for a year. He's good now, can we reduce the dosage? Anything to worry about? Should we do tests?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Only your son's treating physician can decide whether or not to reduce the dose of colchicine, and how to proceed with this, based upon the progress of his condition, by titrating the dose of the medi... Read More
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My 9-month-old baby reacts strongly to mosquito bites. The bite area turns red, swollen & sometimes with a white bubble in the middle. Should I worry?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- You need not be worried as long as the skin reaction to the insect bites is local (restricted to the zone of the bite) and does not spread further around the adjacent skin areas, and/or becomes associ... Read More
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