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Dr. Ilir Agastra
In the painting "The Fountain of Youth" (1546, State Museums Berlin), Lucas Cranach has depicted the famous landscape where old and crippled people, upon reaching an oasis, washed and swam in the magical water, which made them pass to the other side young, rejuvenated, and ready to start a new life...
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Dr. Ilir Agastra
Back pain is one of the most common human complaints. It is estimated that about 80% of Americans have back problems at least once in their life. In the USA, the annual cost of back pain is 20-100 billion dollars. This cost is 2-3 times higher than that of caring for heart diseases...
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Dr. Kozeta Mustafaraj
Genital herpes is primarily caused by the Herpes Simplex virus type 2 (HSV2) but in some cases can be caused by type HSV 1 (through oro-genital contact). Regardless of the type, the characteristics for both types remain indistinguishable from one another. Transmission of this virus is only through humans...
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Dr. Elton Peci
PGD and PGS are terms used to describe testing an embryo for a specific genetic disease that it may inherit from the parents. PGD is usually the diagnosis of a single genetic defect in an embryo for couples who have only one genetic mutation and want to ensur...
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Dr. Elton Peci
Ultrasound, or otherwise called ultrasonography, is a method for obtaining images of internal organs by sending high frequency sound waves into the body. These waves are recorded and presented as an image in real time. In the echo procedure, there is no ionizing radiation...
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Daniela Xhemalaj
Melanoma is a unique and dangerous form of moles. Melanoma is the most serious and deadliest type of skin cancer. Although they make up the smallest percentage of skin cancers, they cause the highest number of deaths...
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Dr. Shk. Rezar Rusi
Urinary bladder stones are solid masses of mineral salts, located in the bladder. Stones form when urine, staying long in the bladder, concentrates making possible the crystallization of mineral salts. This stagnant and concentrated urine is often a result of the inability to completely empty the bladder...
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Dr. Ilda Ndreko
Extended pregnancy or post-term is defined as a pregnancy that lasts more than 42 weeks or 294 days, starting from the first day of the last cycle in a woman who has a regular menstrual cycle. When we have the first day of the last uncertain, irregular menstruation, a woman who uses oral contraceptives or who has bleedin...
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Dr. Elton Peci
Menopause is that period of a woman's life in which menstruation stops and never comes again. Menopause is part of the natural aging process in women. In this phase, the ovaries no longer produce oocytes (eggs) and the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and pregnancy becomes impossible for the woman...
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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU
Alcoholic drinks have been known since ancient times. As long as there was water, fruits with sugar content, and fermentation, all the conditions were created for alcoholic drinks to form naturally. Coming into contact with alcoholic drinks, humans experienced the effects of both moderate and abusive consumption of these beverages...
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