Yes, there is a vaccine for chicken pox and it is recommended for children. They should be routinely vaccinated at 12 – 15 months of age initially followed by a second dose at the age of 4 – 6. The vaccine is also given to adults who are susceptible to the virus on or within 3 days of the exposure.

No, Bone Marrow Transplant is a medical procedure. Mostly, stem cells are collected via peripheral vein and the whole procedure is like donating blood or platelet. In some patients Bone marrow harvest is done which involves general anesthesia to the donor.

IUI is more like a pap test. If required your doctor might give you anesthesia. In majority of the cases, when an injection for rupture is given, the follicles rupture between 36-48 hours. The inseminated semen sample has viable sperms for atleast 40-72 hours.

Endoscopy is not a painful procedure but most people may experience a mild discomfort. In case the patient is still not comfortable, then the doctor gives a local anesthesia to numb the particular area or a sedative to help you relax more.

If untreated, the presence of kidney stones may lead to serious complications such as infection of the kidney, injury that may result in severe bleeding, blockage of urine. However, most kidney stones are too small to require treatment and pass on their own accord.

Treatment and outcome of treating stroke entirely depends on how early are the patients bought to the hospital. It has been observed that the percentage of acute stroke patients arriving within the “Window Period” has significantly increased.