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  • Hydronephrosis - Causes

    Read about some of the main causes of hydronephrosis in adults and babies, including kidney stones, an enlarged prostate and pregnancy.

  • HIV and AIDS - Treatment

    Read about treatments for HIV, including post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), antiretrovirals (ARVs), HIV and pregnancy, sperm washing, side effects and getting support.

  • Fibroids - Complications

    Read about the possible complications of fibroids including problems during pregnancy and infertility.

  • Epilepsy - Living with

    Read advice about living with epilepsy, including information about controlling seizures, driving and planning a pregnancy.

  • Congenital heart disease - Diagnosis

    In many cases, congenital heart disease is diagnosed in a baby during pregnancy. However, a diagnosis may sometimes only be confirmed after the birth.

  • Congenital heart disease - Causes

    Congenital heart disease is caused when something disrupts the heart’s normal development. It usually happens during the first 6 weeks of pregnancy.

  • Childhood cataracts - Causes

    Read about the possible causes of childhood cataracts, which include genes and genetic conditions and infections during pregnancy, such as rubella, chickenpox and toxoplasmosis.

  • Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) - Symptoms

    Symptoms of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) include blood clots, and in women, problems in pregnancy.

  • Androgen insensitivity syndrome - Diagnosis

    Read about how androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is diagnosed, including what tests may be done and testing during pregnancy.

  • Persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma

    Find out more about persistent trophoblastic disease and choriocarcinoma, part of a very rare group of tumours called gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTTs).