51-59 of about 66
Back to Health Dashboard- Respiratory Illnesses
- Routine vaccine: hpv
Tools and resources for preventing, diagnosing, and treating respiratory illnesses including the common cold, flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
- See the most common signs and symptoms
- Manage your symptoms from home
- Get care
- Stay up-to-date on your vaccines
- Explore COVID-19 testing options or report a home antigen result
- Visible genital warts on the penis or vagina or around the anus can be removed by excision. This means cutting off the warts with a surgical knife (scalpel). Warts on the cervix may be removed by laser or loop electrosurgical excision (LEEP). The procedure is usually done in a doctor's office or clinic or an outpatient...
- Understand the basics about LGBTQ health.
- Cryotherapy destroys abnormal tissue on the cervix by freezing it. This treatment destroys some normal tissue along with the abnormal tissue. Your doctor will put a tool called a speculum into your vagina. It opens the vagina a little bit. A special fluid may be put on your cervix to make the tissue easier to see...
- A loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) removes tissue from the cervix. You may have this done if you've had a Pap test or colposcopy that shows tissue that isn't normal. During LEEP, your doctor will put a tool called a speculum into your vagina. It opens the vagina a little bit. This lets your doctor see the...
- A carbon dioxide (CO2) laser beam is used to: Destroy (vaporize) abnormal cervical tissue that can be seen through a magnifying viewing tool (colposcope). Remove abnormal tissue high in the cervical canal that can't be seen through the colposcope. The CO2 laser can be used to do an excisional biopsy. Laser treatment...
- An excisional biopsy of the cervix is a type of procedure. It removes a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix. The cervix is the lower part of your uterus. It opens into your vagina. There are a few ways the doctor can remove the tissue. One way is to use a surgical knife called a scalpel. Another way is to use a...
- Anal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the anus, which is the opening at the end of the rectum. Anal cancer is not common and is often curable. But like other cancers, it can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Some problems...
- What are heavy menstrual periods? With heavy menstrual periods (also called menorrhagia), your bleeding may be heavier or last longer than normal. You may: Pass large blood clots and soak through your pads or tampons often. Bleed for more than 7 days. Have menstrual cramps. Heavy periods may disrupt your life. But in...
- Plantar warts are noncancerous (benign) skin growths. They develop on the bottom of the foot and usually appear as areas of thick, tough skin similar to calluses. They can be on any part of the foot. But they cause the most discomfort when they are on a pressure point such as the heel. The cause of plantar warts is a...
Kaiser
Permanente health plans around the country: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., in Northern
and Southern California and Hawaii • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado • Kaiser
Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Nine Piedmont Center, 3495 Piedmont Road NE,
Atlanta, GA 30305, 404-364-7000 • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States,
Inc., in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., 2101 E. Jefferson St., Rockville, MD
20852 • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, 500 NE Multnomah St., Suite 100,
Portland, OR 97232 • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington or Kaiser Foundation Health
Plan of Washington Options, Inc., 2715 Naches Ave. SW, Renton, WA 98057
© 2024 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
Download the
Kaiser Permanente
Washington App
