Telemedicine: What To Know
Telemedicine is exchanging medical information from one place to another using electronic communication that improves the patient’s health status. Telemedicine has many uses and can be used for various services, including wireless devices, email, two-way video, smartphones, and other methods of telecommunication technology. Beginning more than 40 years ago with the expansion of hospital services […]
Prolactin: What It Is, Function & Symptoms
Prolactin (PRL) is a hormone responsible for lactation, breast tissue growth, and milk production. Higher than normal levels in the blood can cause certain symptoms such as irregular periods, infertility, and erectile dysfunction. What is prolactin? It is the hormone responsible for lactation and breast tissue growth and helps with hundreds of other processes in […]
Infertility And In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
In vitro fertilization is a fertility treatment in which eggs are combined with sperm outside the body in a laboratory. This is a method used by people who need help getting pregnant. IVF involves many complex steps and is an effective form of assisted reproductive technology (ART). What is IVF? In vitro fertilization is assisted […]
