Breast pumps are medical devices regulated by the FDA. Used to extract (or express) milk for breastfeeding these devices are a convenient way to breastfeed baby. Many women find breastfeeding convenient or even necessary. Women can express their breast milk and store for use when separated from their baby. Breast pumping can also be used as a supplement to breastfeeding, and some pumps are even designed to mimic the suckling of a nursing baby.

There are three main types of breast pumps: manual, battery-powered, and electric. Breast pumps extract milk from the breasts by creating a vacuum around the nipple that pulls air into the breast-shield, and apply and release suction. Each suction and release combination is called a cycle.

Many manual breast pumps use a system of two cylinders to create suction. Once the breast-shield is placed over the nipple and areola, a small cylinder-shaped tube is pumped in and out of a larger cylinder to create a vacuum that expresses milk and collects it in an attached container. Some manual pumps have a handle or lever that is squeezed to create suction and express milk from the breast. The bicycle horn pump and consists of a hollow rubber ball attached to a breast-shield and is the original design of the breast pump.

A powered breast pump uses batteries or a cord plugged into an electrical outlet to power a small motor that creates suction to extract milk from the breasts. One or more long plastic tubes connect the breast-shield to the motor, which has a dial or switch to control the suction. It is important for breastfeeding mothers that use these pumps to plan for emergency situations like power-outages or dead batteries.

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Many legitimate Web sites bring customers health products with the benefits of convenience, privacy, and, sometimes, cheaper prices. “But consumers need to be aware that the Internet has also created a marketplace for unapproved medical products, illegal prescribing, and products marketed with fraudulent health claims,” says William Hubbard, associate commissioner for policy and planning at the Food and Drug Administration.

• When buying prescription medicine online, make sure the site requires a prescription and has a pharmacist available for questions.
• Buy only from licensed pharmacies located in the United States. Online pharmacies should be licensed.
• Make sure the website you’re considering buying from is secure before providing personal information and credit card numbers. Look for the security lock at the bottom of most web broswers on pages where you enter personal details, or make sure the url is green and displays a lock in the url field for IE7.
• The FDA recommends checking with your health care provider before buying a medical device or before obtaining services that have been promoted on the Internet.

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Approximately 80% of those affected by urinary incontinence can be cured or improved. Diagnosing incontinence includes doing a medical history with your doctor and performing a thorough physical examination. Tests such as X-rays, cystoscopic examinations, blood chemistries, urine analysis, and other special tests to determine bladder function may be used.

The method of treatment for inconintence depends on testing results. Sometimes simple changes in diet or the elimination of medications can cure incontinence. More frequently, treatment involves a combination of medicine, behavioral modification, pelvic muscle training, and using collection devices and absorbent products. However, because many people are uncomfortable talking with their doctor about incontinence, only one out of every twelve people affected seeks help.

When incontinence cannot be cured or for those who are awaiting treatment, there are other devices and products to help manage incontinence, like catheters, pelvic organ support devices, urethal inserts (plugs), external collection systems, penile compression devices, and absorbent products.