Archive for December, 2009

When to Contact a Physician for Hemorrhoid Symptoms

A variety of problems may be mistaken for hemorrhoids. These include benign tumors called polyps, cancerous tumors, slit-like breaks in the skin (fissures), venereal warts, infection of an anal valve (sphincter), or other infection that leads to abscess.
These problems can produce the same symptoms as hemorrhoids. Therefore, a physician should be contacted when there is [...]