27.01.2022 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Good evening,
my wife and I are expecting triplets after artificial insemination (ICSI).
She is 39 years old and in the 12th week.
The reason for the ICSI was that I had too few sperm. We had two fertilized eggs implanted, which resulted in twins. ...
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17.01.2020 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
I was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (right leg) in August 2019. I was prescribed blood thinning tablets (Eliquis) and thrombosis stockings. I was supposed to take the tablets and wear the stockings for 6 months, so the therapy ends at...
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15.10.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Good evening,
my name is Tim, I am writing regarding my fiancée Ayessa (25 years old).
She has an MRI report (4 months old, unfortunately only received today) with the assessment: Right temporo-basal 3.7 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm measuring, most likely an arac...
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23.09.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, I am currently concerned about the following: Lately, I have been struggling a lot with constantly worrying about my health. I am currently trying to change this with the help of a psychotherapist, but I simply want to clarify a few concerns I...
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09.09.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I am female, 31 years old, healthy, and have a desire to have children with my partner. However, I have a genetic predisposition (very rare, with only 100 known cases) that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. This is located in a specific ...
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08.08.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Dr. Gehring,
I suffer from generalized fasciculations. EMGs have been inconspicuous so far, now with persistent fasciculation in the right calf there are no spontaneous activities, but a slightly increased polyphasic rate in the myotome at the r...
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30.07.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I have an evaluation from a radiologist (MRI of the head) and would like to try to understand the diagnosis to some extent:
Patient Male. Born 27.02.1946
Slightly enlarged brain sulci. Average interhemispheric fissure. The ventricular system is aver...
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04.04.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello,
after a long search and ruling out sugar and other causes, it was determined that my igG3 value is too low at 19.5.
The other values are igG-1 = 16, igG-2 = 31, igG-4 = 164.
A few weeks ago, a Vitamin D deficiency (10) was also detected. Th...
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31.03.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello, exactly 1 year ago my brother-in-law passed away, who had suffered from herpes zoster among other things. I visited him often in the hospital. Shortly after his death, I felt a tingling or numbness on the front sole of both feet. For about 6 m...
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06.03.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello.
Ten years ago, I had 120 cm of small intestine removed in an emergency surgery due to an accident (ileum above the ileocecal valve) and a mesenteric tear in the area of the sigmoid colon was repaired. Additionally, there was a brief suspicion...
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27.11.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
after noticing a swelling below my left knee on the inside at the beginning of the year, my orthopedist sent me for an MRI. It is said to be a lipoma. Follow-up MRI with contrast dye scheduled for early 2019. Additionally, I have had a thick ...
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14.11.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
I have been experiencing severe pain in my right buttock and throughout my right leg (thigh, calf) for a few days. The middle three toes have a numb feeling. I am unable to sit or lie down. The pain is also present when walking, but it lessens...
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23.10.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
About 6 months ago, I started experiencing severe digestive problems. During that time, I was unable to digest almost anything for about 4-6 weeks, regardless of the type of food (I kept a food diary with gluten-free, lactose-free, etc.). I e...
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14.09.2018 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Dear Doctor,
For the past 2 years, I have had a pretty bad blood count and none of my primary care doctors seem to want to help, which seems very suspicious to me. More and more issues are arising, but no progress is being made.
I have now reached ...
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30.06.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
For two weeks I have been experiencing stomach pain, which started with nausea and vomiting. Additionally, I also had diarrhea, which disappeared after two days. The pain occurs shortly after waking up, but it eases a bit after drinking some w...
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20.05.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello dear medical team,
About me: male; 25 years old; 1.74m; 57kg; non-smoker (for 2 years) / do not drink alcohol (for 1 year).
For the past year, I have been experiencing recurrent upper abdominal symptoms in the center, slight nausea, minimal pai...
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15.05.2018 | answered by Nadja Struß
Hello,
My daughter is 15 months old and has had bilateral breast gland swelling for some time. The doctor suspects early puberty, which many young children her age have. An ultrasound and a small blood test were performed.
The doctor said that she ...
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11.12.2017 | answered by Nadja Struß
Hello, my question is: Last year, I was diagnosed with a thrombosis in my lower leg (non-compressible vein in the lower leg 3-4cm). Treatment with Fondaparinux was started on the same day. The following day, my D-Dimer value was taken, which was comp...
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01.12.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Dear team,
Here are the details:
Since 2007, I have been dealing with issues in my abdomen. Pain, pressure, burning, etc. Blood tests, ultrasounds, and MRIs have been done, but nothing was found. These episodes have continued. MRIs were done in 201...
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01.11.2017 | answered by Hans-Peter Schmidt
Hello, I have a question about my thyroid. My TSH (5.0), FT4 (1.71), and FT3 (4.97) levels are all elevated, which seems paradoxical to me if the thyroid's regulatory system is functioning properly. I am experiencing symptoms of hyperthyroidism (rapi...
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10.08.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
Last week I had already asked you about fasciculations in both calves, and since then I have also been to a neurologist. I also mentioned ALS to him. He conducted a complete neurological examination, which showed no pathological findings.
Th...
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11.06.2017 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
I quit smoking in February of this year. Thorax X-ray & lung function test at the pulmonologist were all okay, but a visit to the ENT resulted in a diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, which is currently being treated. The main reason for quitting...
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18.05.2017 | answered by Nadja Struß
Dear Sir or Madam,
During a routine gastroscopy due to an upcoming gallbladder surgery, I received the following diagnosis: In the corpus, there is an image of a chronically atrophying type A gastritis with a significant reduction in parietal cells ...
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17.05.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I have an inflammation/pimple on my arm and on the back of my head, or whatever else I should call it. I have had such an inflammation on my right arm 3 times before, which lasted for several weeks each time. Eventually, they disappeared.
The two on...
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17.05.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello. I am female, 33 years old, 170cm/60kg. Until the beginning of this year, I was working and doing a lot of sports. I am a non-smoker, no alcohol, and have been following a vegetarian diet for 20 years. Throughout my life, I have always been in ...
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