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At Ask an Expert, you can connect with Canadian doctors and healthcare professionals. Have you read a health article that has left you with some further questions? Are you unsure about a medication and its side effects?

Our experts are here to answer your health questions. New this week:

Bedwetting: My daughter is currently using DDAVP® MELT. How long can she use DDAVP® MELT safely?

Fertility: Is it easier to get pregnant once you've already had one child?

Fitness: We are bombarded with protein powders, glutamine, and a host of supplements. How dangerous are these and how much of them should be consumed for the average person?

Heart Health: How serious are distal inferior wall problems? Am I more at risk of a heart attack if I have these problems?

High Cholesterol: What natural or herbal product can I take to help lower my cholesterol?

HPV: Can Gardasil® reverse the effects of HPV for someone who has already been diagnosed with cervical cancer?

Medications and Your Health: Is it safe for me to take beta-blockers to control my high blood pressure if I also have asthma?

Nutrition: What is organic produce and is it more nutritious than conventional produce?

Overactive bladder (OAB): I try to drink between 8 and 10 glasses of water throughout the day. Is this causing my OAB?
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Topic: Bedwetting

Bedwetting can take a toll on the family and your child's self-esteem. Learn why your child wets the bed, how to talk to them, and what treatment to get for your child's condition. Ask our expert about bedwetting today.

   Our Bedwetting Expert: Dr. Wolfish

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Topic: Fertility

"Baby on the brain" is one thing. Talking about issues of infertility is another thing! Uncertainty, anxiety, and even shyness about topics regarding sex, reproduction, and pregnancy can keep people from getting the information they really need.

But talking about infertility is the best first step on the road to overcoming it! See how our fertility experts — Dr. Clifford Librach at the CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Dr. Jason Hitkari at the Genesis Fertility Centre in Vancouver, BC, and Dr. Jeffrey Roberts at the Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine in Burnaby, BC answer your questions on fertility.

This is your chance to voice your concerns and seek the kinds of answers you can act on. Do you need a primer on the basics of baby-making? Are you curious about the possible causes of fertility problems? Are you worried about the emotional and financial challenges of trying to get pregnant? Are you nervous about the procedures and medications involved?

Submit your confidential questions to our panel of fertility experts now.



   
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Topic: Fitness

We all want to be physically fit and to maintain it with a healthy lifestyle. But there seems to be so many things to consider: Which exercise program is better? What should we be eating? How do we beat the odds? How do we keep up a positive attitude and change our behaviour? Ask our fitness expert, Bruce Krahn, about your fitness questions and be on your way to fitness success.

   Our Fitness Expert: Bruce Krahn

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Topic: Heart Health

Are you worried about your heart health? Do you know your risk factors for heart disease and what you need to do to prevent it? There are many ways to maintain a healthy heart, and it’s never too early or too late to start! Ask our expert, Dr. Choi, about heart disease and how you can take up a heart healthy lifestyle.

   Our Heart Health Expert: Dr. Choi

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Topic: High Cholesterol

Are you worried about your cholesterol level? How does high cholesterol affect your heart? What are your medication options? Is there any truth that some medications cause kidney problems? Here is your chance to ask a doctor about high cholesterol.

   Our High Cholesterol Expert: Dr. Choi

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Topic: HPV

It seems like there's a lot of information around about HPV (human papillomavirus). How much do you know about HPV, Pap tests, safer sex and the vaccine? Ask our expert, Vivien Brown about HPV and its complications.

   Our HPV Expert: Dr. Vivien Brown

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Topic: Medications and Your Health

Do you know how to take your medication properly and what foods may affect your medication? How about duct tape for warts? Are you getting overloaded with health information and not sure if it's true or not? Get plugged in with our health information expert, pharmacist Daniel Kim, and find out the answers to these questions and more.

   Our Medications and Your Health Expert: Daniel Kim

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Topic: Nutrition

Proper nutrition is very important, whether you're a vegetarian or a meat lover, whether you're 65 years old or 5, and whether you're a man or a woman. Getting the right nutritional balance for your body can make a big difference in your overall health, your energy level and how your body develops and ages. Ask our nutrition expert, Brennan Robertson, your nutrition questions and get all the latest in nutrition news.

   Our Nutrition Expert: Brennan J. Robertson

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Topic: Overactive bladder (OAB)

Are you planning your life around the nearest bathroom? Having an overactive bladder (OAB) can be inconvenient and embarrassing. But did you know that OAB is a medical condition that can be treated? Ask our expert, Dr. Sheilah Lamb about this OAB and your treatment options.

   Our Overactive bladder (OAB) Expert: Dr. Sheilah B. Lamb

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