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This handout is for patients at the Center for Reproductive Health and Fertility (CRHF). It explains how a fertility treatment called gonadotropin/intrauterine insemination (IUI) works.

Discusses grief as a natural experience in response to loss, the stages in the grief cycle, ways to help oneself grieve, and the needs of children during grieving. This handout is included in the Bereavement Packet for UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center.

This handout, called a CareMap, shows what a patient may expect when scheduled for gynecologic surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. It covers how to get ready for the surgery, what to expect on the day of surgery and during the hospital stay, and self-care for 2 weeks after discharge.

This handout explains how to prepare for your hand or arm surgery. It includes pain control and incision care after surgery, and what to expect at your follow-up visits at Harborview Hand Clinic.

This handout is for patients who have received radiation therapy to the head and neck. It explains lymphedema and how to lower your risk. This document is also a chapter in the manual "Your Guide to Head and Neck Radiation Therapy."

This handout for heart transplant recipients explains how to prepare and what to expect from a heart biopsy at University of Washington Medical Center. A heart biopsy is a test to diagnose rejection of a transplanted heart.

This handout describes different types of fats and offers tips to help people with diabetes make food choices that promote a healthy heart. It provides information and sources about different types of fats including monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, omega-3, saturated, and hydrogenated fats. 

This handout explains follow-up instructions for patients who have had heart surgery at UW Medical Center in Seattle, WA. It tells about how to schedule a follow-up visit and signs and symptoms that require a call to the cardiac surgeon.