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Pubis (bone) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The android pubic bone is the ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis. It is covered by a layer of fat, which is covered by the mons pubis. It is divisi...
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Overview: Since 1924, osteitis pubis has been known as a noninfectious inflammation of the pubis symphysis (also known as the pubic symphysis, symphysis pubis, or symphysis pubica) causing varying degrees of lower abdominal and pelvic pain. ... The literature suggests that osteitis pubis is more prevalent in men. However,
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/308384-overview
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Pubic lice are known scientifically as Phthirus pubis. Lice infestation is a common sexually-transmitted condition and is found mostly in adolescents. Transmission generally occurs during sexual activity, but it can occur through physical contact with contaminated objects such as toilet seats, sheets, and blankets.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000841.htm
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Description: The pubis is the anterior-most portion of the hip bones, and is formed by a body and a superior and an inferior ramus. The superior ramus fuses with the ilium and the inferior ramus ischium on each side.
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lucy.stanford.edu/pubis.html
lucy.stanford.edu/pubis.html
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Meet the people from Childbirth.org ... Someone had written me and asked me a question about the occurence of separation of the symphysis pubis during pregnancy and birth. Here are some studies I found quoting the occurence rates from 1 in 521 to 1 in 30,000 (average in about 1 in 6,000). This also gives some treatment options.
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www.childbirth.org/articles/pubis.html
www.childbirth.org/articles/pubis.html
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Purple Pubis Syndrome ... On examination, she had a purple relatively sharply bordered rectangular "eruption" centered on the mons pubis and the vulvar cleft. Initially, the history was not revealing, but later she noted that she was treated approximately 50 years earlier for cervical cancer.
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www.aafp.org/afp/20000301/photo.html
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common name: crab louse scientific name: Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Phthiraptera (=Anoplura): Pediculidae) ... the head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer; and the crab louse or pubic louse, Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus).
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entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/crab_louse.htm
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