which are estrogen and relaxin. Estrogen increases blood flow to the folds of the vagina to help the elastic connective tissue expand and stretch during childbirth as you push. Meanwhile, relaxin helps your body to relax and loosen the ligaments and joints in ...
Calf pain can manifest in various forms—it might be a sharp, stabbing pain during your run, a dull ache afterward, or a persistent soreness. The pain might localize in different areas of the calf, such as near the knee, above the ankle, or on the inner or outer calf, each potentially...
Blood clots can form in veins (venous clots), interfering with the return of blood from tissues to the heart, or arteries (arterial clots), interfering with movement of oxygenated blood from the heart to tissues and organs throughout the body. A blood clot attached to a vessel wall is know...
If you have a bad case of diverticulitis, one possibility is that instead of the infection spreading to a larger portion of your colon, it could spread to adjacent areas of your body such as your bladder or skin. This has similar symptoms to peritonitis, but can only be identified and tre...