Tonsillectomy Associated with Increased Pregnancy / Fertility Rates

Image courtesy of nenetus at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net A reader pointed this interesting research article from the United Kingdom that suggests females who have undergone tonsillectomy and/or appendectomy had increased fertility rates compared to women who have had neither surgeries. Fertility in this study was measured by time to pregnancy after surgery. The results reported are as follows: • During a mean follow-up of about 15 years after surgery, 53.4% of women who underwent tonsillec…

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Beyonce Cancels Concert Due to Dehydration (and Exhaustion)

Image by Jingjing Cheng from Wikipedia Media has reported the superstar pop singer Beyonce cancelled her May 14, 2013 concert in Belgium on the advice of her doctors "due to dehydration and exhaustion". Though the rumor mill is churning with the possibility of a pregnancy, I was more interested that a concert was cancelled due to dehydration concerns. Why is hydration so important for voice production, especially in as athletic activity as singing? With hydration, the glan…

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Nasal Congestion or Obstruction During Pregnancy

When a woman becomes pregnant, it is not unusual for the nose to become quite congested ... uncomfortably so, even to the point of being unable to breath through the nose. This condition known as "rhinitis of pregnancy" affects as many as 30% of pregnant women and can start in the second month of pregnancy; it tends to worsen later in pregnancy. The nasal congestion should ease up soon after giving birth and be gone completely within two weeks after delivery. The nasal congest…

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Miscarriage During Pregnancy Is Murder Committed by the Mother (According to One Lawmaker)

I know... I know... I'm an ENT, so why am I doing a post on miscarriages? Well, I could not help myself given how outlandish this is... And I did put a picture of a pregnant woman who is smoking and smoking is an ENT problem! In any case... So most people in the United States would not bat an eye regarding how abortion can potentially be considered murder. Most people also would agree with the idea of involuntary manslaughter if a person died due to acts of recklessness or criminal …

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Nasal Irrigation Beneficial for Pregnant Women With Allergies

Italian researchers have reported in the International Archives of Allergy and Immunology in Sept 2009 that saline nasal rinsing is a safe and effective treatment option for nasal problems in pregnant women with seasonal allergic rhinitis. In their paper titled " Nasal Lavage in Pregnant Women with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Study ," the researchers instructed the study group to perform hypertonic saline lavages to the nose 3X per day. Of note, HYPERTONIC saline solutio…

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