IVF or ICSI?

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

Which technique should be used during In-Vitro Fertilization: "Classic" Fertilization or Microinjection (ICSI)?! Most likely many are wondering if we are not talking about the same thing? In-Vitro Fertilization is one and what is the difference between these two terms. The moment has come when we talk about In-Vitro Fertilizatio...  read full article

Leukemia

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Leukemia (leucemia, leukosis) represents a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors (neoplasms), with varying degrees of proliferation, differentiation, and cellular maturation, originating from the precursor cells of the blood's formed elements in the Bone Marrow (BM). Leukemia is classified among the "liquid" tumors and differ...  read full article

Does blood change in spring?

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

There is a belief, “in spring, the blood changes”. Blood consists of plasma and formed elements of blood ("blood cells"). Plasma consists of 90% water and 10% organic matter: (of which protein 7% and the rest amino acids, lipids, vitamins, hormones, coagulation factors, and various metabolites...  read full article

Ozone therapy

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

Ozone is a molecule with three Oxygen atoms. Its name comes from Greek where the word "ozein" means "to smell, has aroma". Ozone was discovered by a German chemist (Ch.F. Schonbein) in 1848. At room temperature, it is a colorless gas with a characteristic smell (similar to the one felt afte...  read full article

Genetic counseling and testing

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Dr. Riselda Tahiraj

Cancer can be present in a family due to common environmental exposure (diet, environment, lifestyle, and workplace exposures). The referred cases may occur as a result of the interaction of genes, gene-environment interaction, or both. Sporadic cancer has an average risk of occurring...  read full article

Eczemas

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Dr. Ardiana Sinani

Eczema (dermatitis or skin inflammation) affects about one in every five individuals at least once in their lifetime. The causes are numerous, ranging from contact with any kind of chemical product on the skin (building materials, various chemical cleaners), cosmetic products (shampoo, creams, makeup, etc....  read full article

Aspirin and blood thinning

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Since I have anemia and use Aspirin, does Aspirin worsen my anemia since it thins the blood? Of course, there is Dilutional Anemia, which occurs when the plasma volume increases without a proportional increase in the blood's cellular elements. There are a number of pathological conditions when the plasma volume increases (third trimeste...  read full article

Pre-implantation genetic screening

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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...  read full article

Down Syndrome - Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis

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Dr. Elton Peci

Prenatal diagnosis is an integral part of maternal-fetal medicine which aims at the prenatal identification of various fetal diseases. Initially, its object was genetic diseases, chromosomal abnormalities, and fetal malformations. Later, its objectives were expanded with the detection of pre-eclampsia...  read full article

Epilepsy in children

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Dr. Shk. Artan Haruni

The treatment of Epilepsies is done with antiepileptic drugs (AED). Only two-thirds of children with Epilepsy may have complete control of seizures from medication. After 1993, we have an expansion in the production of new generation antiepileptics which, compared to the old generation of antiepileptics, are more effective and have fewer side effects...  read full article

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