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Archived A-Z entries filed under V.

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Vaginal Abnormalities: Cloacal Abnormalities

As a baby develops, three (3) openings normally form for the intestinal, genital and urinary tracts. In early stages of pregnancy, these three...

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Vaginal Agenesis

Vaginal agenesis is a birth defect that affects few women (1 out of 5,000). But unless it is fixed, it can make sex and having a baby not possible...

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Vaginal Fusion and Duplication

There are many functions of the female reproductive system. The ovaries make female egg cells, called ova or oocytes. The oocytes move down the...

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Varicoceles

A varicocele is when veins become enlarged inside your scrotum (the pouch of skin that holds your testicles). These veins are called the pampiniform...

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Vasectomy

Vasectomy is minor surgery to block sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the penis. Semen still exists, but it has no sperm in it...

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Vasectomy Reversal

Vasectomy is minor surgery to block sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the penis. Semen still exists, but it has no sperm in it...

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Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)

Many people have heard of acid reflux. It is when stomach acids move up, causing pain or a burning feeling in the chest area. This is not the only...

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