Kate Myrna, DVM, DACVO, discussed the ophthalmologic condition during a session at the 2025 Veterinary Meeting & Expo.

A disturbing X-ray image shared by an emergency room doctor has revealed thousands of calcified tapeworm cysts throughout a ...

An ER doctor explained how a patient suffered a tapeworm infection, with an X-ray showing the larvae all over his pelvis and legs.

Y our uterus, which, on average, is about the size of an apple, is designed to expand during pregnancy to house a growing ...

Ruptured ovarian cysts happen when these fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries break. The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or ...

At the end of December 2022, Emily Campbell, then 32, became uncomfortably bloated and looked as if she were expecting. “My abdomen was very distended, and normally when I have had bloating befo ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday that patients diagnosed with endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and female orgasmic disorder can now register under the state’s ...

Ovarian cysts, covering either "a solid or fluid-filled pocket which grows on or within the ovary." Uterine fibroids, "benign growths can lead to chronic pelvic pain." Female orgasmic disorder ...

What is a cystic hygroma? A cystic hygroma — or lymphangioma — is a birth defect that appears as a sac-like structure with a thin wall that most commonly occurs in the head and neck area of an infant.

In rare cases, an ovarian cyst may be cancerous (see Ovarian Cancer). Symptoms: Pain during intercourse and painful, heavy periods. If a cyst twists or ruptures, it causes stomach pain ...

The exact cause of urachal abnormalities is unknown, but it's likely that many factors contribute to their development. Urachal cysts are a congenital condition (present at birth), so there could be a ...