“You’re having a belly button period,” a doctor friend texted me. Truly, a sentence no one wants to hear. But it wasn’t so simple.

Getting a new piercing feels exciting for about five minutes. After that comes the checking. Is it too red. Why does it feel warm. Why is there blood again. A bit of bleeding right after the needle ...

When you get a new piercing — whether it’s in your lobes, cartilage, nose, or bellybutton — you’ll want to enjoy it, take pics, and show all of your friends. But that thrill can come to a screeching ...

A 33-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to recurrent bleeding from her belly button, coinciding with her menstrual cycle every month. During physical examination, multiple firm, immobile ...

A newborn’s belly button may bleed while the cord is falling off or shortly after it does. The umbilical cord supplies a fetus with nutrients from the mother. Once the baby is born, it no longer needs ...

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Ceri Bruinsma, a 43-year-old woman, experienced a rare condition called umbilical endometriosis, causing bleeding and pain from her belly button after her contraceptive implant was removed. Doctors ...