25.01.2022 | 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 of pregnancy.
The reason for the ICSI was that I had too few sperm. We had two fertilized eggs implanted, which result...
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17.12.2020 | answered by Thomas Kreutzig
I (female, 38) have been having problems with my bladder for a while. Over several years, I used to get a bladder infection 2-3 times a year. However, for the past 2 years, I have had it under control and haven't had any more issues. About a year ago...
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24.01.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I am a distributor of a Class 1 medical device, specifically grid tapes. (These are small grid-like patches that are applied to the skin to treat certain symptoms). Now I would like to write a book that describes where to apply the mentioned patch fo...
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03.01.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
I have a question regarding melatonin and its influence on blood pressure. I am currently suffering from sleep disturbances. That's why I took a herbal remedy last night (Green Doc Quick Sleep Capsules), which contains lemon balm and melatoni...
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20.12.2019 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello,
I have been taking 40mg of Pantoprazole every morning for a period of 3 weeks. My general practitioner prescribed me these tablets because about 4.5 weeks ago, after consuming alcohol (Julischka), I felt like someone had kicked me really hard ...
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23.11.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
At the end of July, I bumped my shin quite hard while slipping in a hotel shower. It was almost black, but didn't hurt much. Just a little twinge in the first 2 weeks. For the past 2 days, my shin has been extremely painful with certain stresses. It'...
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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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01.09.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
Due to a lack of time at work, I held back my bowel movement on Thursday afternoon, which resulted in me suffering from constipation on Thursday night and having to strain extremely hard during my trip to the toilet for several mi...
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09.08.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Muscle twitching
I had already inquired about a slightly elevated polyphasic rate in a muscle of the right calf, detected in the EMG, and received a response. Unfortunately, there were technical difficulties with the follow-up question, so I am askin...
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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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03.07.2019 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Good day,
I was diagnosed with mild gastritis type C of the antrum mucosa with small focus intestinal metaplasia, HP-negative, and minimal chronic inactive corpus gastritis, HP-negative, as well as mild non-erosive reflux esophagitis without evidenc...
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24.05.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I am 8 weeks pregnant and streptococci of group A were detected in a throat swab.
I had severe sore throat and mild ear pain. I have been taking Isocillin 1.2 Mega three times a day for 3.5 days.
I have been pain-free for three days. However, I fee...
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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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28.02.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Good day,
I am 63 years old and have no health complaints. However, I have not yet had a colonoscopy (and no prostate examination other than ultrasound and PSA - which was normal) and no gastroscopy. I unfortunately have extreme anxiety before these ...
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15.02.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
My wife currently has a series of symptoms, the causes and potential connections of which are not entirely clear. Here is the "list"...
- Several months ago, unusual tingling/discomfort in one thigh at night, stronger than usual after exerti...
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08.02.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
a blood test has been conducted on me.
My general practitioner wants to refer me now, as there is a suspicion of a Hepatitis B infection and he has not seen such a high value before.
The Hepatitis B vaccination was last administered in 2009....
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07.01.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
For about 5 weeks I have had a cold (runny nose, mucus from nose and/or mouth, cough, sore throat, swollen tonsils, weakness - but NO fever!).
It is sometimes better, sometimes worse, but never really bad (= bedridden) or completely gone (= 100% fit...
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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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19.10.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
A friend has stated that she had a laparoscopy done based only on suspicion. This means that the doctor apparently needed to perform an invasive operation under general anesthesia to determine something in the abdominal area.
Are there situations in...
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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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28.08.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
I have a question about medications, I believe the combination of tablets and their interactions may not be good.
My father suffers from several illnesses / Depression / Diabetes / Lungs (COPED) / Gout and water retention, etc., in addition to pain ...
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24.08.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Good morning,
Yesterday I received the results of a blood test, in which the following values were significantly elevated:
GOT 165
GPT 89
LDH 317
This surprised me greatly, as I do not consume alcohol or drugs.
However, my general practitioner did...
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23.06.2018 | answered by Christian Welsch
I took the antibiotic "Clindamycin 600mg 1-0-1" prescribed by my general practitioner for 6 days until 19.06. (Tuesday) after a brake bite resulting in a swollen foot with fever and nausea.
Now, since yesterday (Friday, 22.06.), I have noticed while...
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10.05.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
I have a question regarding a drug screening. I am participating in an abstinence test for cannabis to prove my abstinence (due to the withdrawal of my driver's license) and had to do short-term urine tests for the last 6 months. Everything w...
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