a benign fatty tumor usually composed of mature fat cells. They have a special importance in horses, in which the pedunculated tumors in the abdominal cavity uncommonly twist themselves around a loop of small intestine, sometimes just below the pylorus or around the rectum.
Endometrial Ablation. The lining of the uterusâthe endometriumâis shed by bleeding each month during a womanâs menstrual period. Sometimes the bleeding is too much or too long and treatment is needed. If bleeding does not respond to medication, your doctor may suggest endometrial ablation.
Mothers who carry the hemophilia gene are at risk for serious bleeding after delivery. This is because the high levels of factor VIII during pregnancy fall back to lower levels after delivery. If the woman has low levels of factor IX, then she can bleed after delivery or surgery, such as Cesarean section.