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A slower read. A wider world of science. ↓Phentermine does not appear to cause infertility directly, and no human study has shown that it blocks ovulation or sperm production at approved doses.
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Yes, many people with epilepsy can drive, but only after meeting local seizure-free and reporting rules. In the United States, most states require 3 to 12 months without a seizure for a private license.
A little more about this →Yes, some people with Down syndrome can drive legally, and no US state bans them by diagnosis alone. The decision turns on an individual medical review plus a behind-the-wheel test, not on the extra chromosome.
A little more about this →Penicillin can treat a urinary tract infection (UTI) only in narrow circumstances: when urine culture confirms a susceptible organism and the specific penicillin or aminopenicillin reaches effective urinary concentrations.
A little more about this →Can people get heartworms from dogs? Human infection with Dirofilaria immitis is extremely rare but documented.
A little more about this →No, paralabral cysts are benign, not cancerous. The question, Can paralabral cysts be cancerous or are they benign? turns on mechanism and imaging.
A little more about this →Yes, POTS can make you tired, and that fatigue is a physiological deficit rather than a lack of willpower. When you stand, blood pools in the legs and gut, stroke volume falls, and the heart compensates by beating faster.
A little more about this →Yes, the answer to “Can pain in both shoulders be heart related?” is a qualified yes, but it is not the most common cause.
A little more about this →Can PTSD Cause Headaches? Yes, and the mechanism is not mysterious: PTSD can trigger tension-type headaches and migraine attacks through sustained stress arousal, sleep disruption, muscle guarding, and sensitization of pain pathways.
A little more about this →The answer to “Can ovulation cause migraines?” is yes in some people, mainly because the rapid fall in estrogen after ovulation acts as a trigger in susceptible brains.
A little more about this →Yes, a PICC line can infiltrate, though not the way a peripheral IV does. Because the tip sits in the superior vena cava, infiltration almost always signals a different failure.
A little more about this →Yes, pancreatitis can turn into pancreatic cancer, but the pathway is uncommon and far from inevitable.
A little more about this →Orange juice can help and can worsen pregnancy nausea, depending on how it is served and who is drinking it. An 8 oz glass supplies about 124 mg of vitamin C along with cold, wet, fast calories that many women tolerate in early pregnancy.
A little more about this →Yes, pansies can live indoors, but the full question—can pansies live indoors and how to care for them—is really about matching a cool, bright garden edge, not a warm living room.
A little more about this →POTS does not directly cause AFib in most people, though it can trigger the arrhythmia in a susceptible heart and it often coexists with it.
A little more about this →Can PTSD last for years? Yes. Post-traumatic stress disorder can persist for years, and in some people it becomes chronic or follows a waxing-and-waning course.
A little more about this →Yes, PCOS can stop your period, but it usually causes missed or very infrequent periods rather than permanent menopause.
A little more about this →Can paint fumes cause cancer? Yes, under some conditions: certain paint solvents, resins, and additives contain known or probable human carcinogens, and long-term occupational painting has been linked to elevated risks of lung, bladder,…
A little more about this →The answer to "Can overfeeding a kitten cause diarrhea?" is yes, through osmotic overload and rapid transit. The excess milk replacer or food pulls water into the gut.
A little more about this →Yes: OSA can cause or contribute to pulmonary hypertension, especially when the apnea-hypopnea index is high and nocturnal oxygen saturation repeatedly falls below about 88%. The causal route is mostly precapillary.
A little more about this →No. OCD does not turn into schizophrenia. They are separate disorders with separate criteria, separate circuit failures, and separate first-line treatments, and no degree of OCD severity reclassifies a person as having schizophrenia.
A little more about this →No. Overactive bladder does not itself cause blood in urine. OAB is a disorder of bladder sensation and muscle timing, not of the lining or the vessels that can bleed.
A little more about this →Yes, omeprazole can affect liver function tests, most often as a mild and transient rise in ALT or AST and rarely as clinically apparent drug-induced liver injury.
A little more about this →Yes, omega-3 fatty acids can help with erectile dysfunction, but the effect is modest and highly dependent on the cause.
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