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A 22-year-old female asked:

Are hemorrhoids dangerous? how are they removed? when to know to get it removed?

1 doctor answer2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Addagada Rao
General Surgery 58 years experience
In general no: But occasionally will loose so much blood constantly then could be dangerous due to loss of blood. Do not self diagnose first make sure they are, not a tumor. You have to get them removed for the above reason, long standing intractability all other measures failed, complete prolapse with severe pain and unable to reduce them
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Last updated Jul 17, 2013

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