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Gusinzira kw’ingingo zo mu gice cy’uruhago bibaho iyo imitsi n’imikaya itera inkunga ingingo zo mu gice cy’uruhago zicika intege, bigatuma urwanya rumwe cyangwa nyinshi rugwa cyangwa rugakanda ku rukuta rw’inda. Tekereza nk’aho ari urukoma rwaguye mu gihe runaka kandi rudakibasha gushyira ibintu mu mwanya wabyo.
Iki kibazo kirakomeye cyane, cyane cyane mu bagore babyaye cyangwa bamaze guhita mu gihe cyo kubura imihango. Ntabwo uri wenyine niba uri kubigiramo, kandi hari uburyo bwinshi bwiza bwo kubigenzura no kubivura.
Gusinzira kw’ingingo zo mu gice cy’uruhago bibaho iyo imitsi y’igice cy’uruhago n’udupaki bikomera cyangwa bikangirika, bigatuma ingingo nka urwanya, umura, cyangwa igice cy’inyuma cy’umubiri bimuka mu mwanya wazo usanzwe. Izo ngingo zishobora kubyimba cyangwa zikava hanze y’inzira y’inda.
Igice cy’uruhago cyawe gikora nk’umukandara uterana inkunga, gifata ingingo zo mu gice cy’uruhago mu mwanya wazo. Iyo uwo mutungo w’inkunga ucika intege, uburemere burafata, kandi ingingo zishobora kumanuka. Ibi ntibisobanura ko umubiri wawe wangiritse cyangwa ko wakoze ikintu kibisha.
Iki kibazo kigira ingaruka kuri miliyoni z’abagore ku isi hose kandi kiba kigenda kirushaho kuba kenshi uko umuntu akura. Abagore benshi babana n’ubwo businzira buke batanabizi, mu gihe abandi bagira ibimenyetso byigaragaza cyane bigira ingaruka ku mibereho yabo ya buri munsi.
Hari ubwoko butandukanye bwo gusinzira kw’ingingo zo mu gice cy’uruhago, bitewe n’urwanya rwimutse. Buri bwoko bufite imico yabwo n’ibimenyetso byabwo.
Cystocele (gusinzira imbere) ni bwo bwoko busanzwe, aho urwanya rumanuka mu rukuta rw’imbere rw’inda. Ushobora kumva umubyimba mu gice cy’imbere cy’inda yawe cyangwa ukagira ibimenyetso bifitanye isano n’urwanya.
Rectocele (gucumura ry’inyuma) bibaho iyo umura ibyo byose byinjira mu rukuta rw’inyuma rw’inda. Ibi bishobora gutuma kugenda ku musozi bigorana kandi bikagutera kumva udasesa neza.
Gukama kw’inda bibaho iyo umura w’inda umanuka mu muyoboro w’inda. Mu bihe bito, ushobora kutakumenya, ariko mu bihe bikomeye bishobora gutuma umura w’inda ugaragara hanze y’umunwa w’inda.
Gukama kw’inda nyuma yo kubaga bishobora kubaho nyuma yo kubagwa, iyo igice cyo hejuru cy’inda kitagifite inkunga kikamanuka. Ibi ni bike ariko bishobora gutera ibibazo bikomeye.
Enterocele bivuga ko umwijima muto winjira mu rukuta rw’inda, akenshi mu gice cyo hejuru. Ubwo bwoko ni buke ariko bushobora kuba hamwe n’ubundi bwoko bwa gukama.
Ibimenyetso byo gukama kw’imitego y’umubiri bishobora gutandukana cyane ukurikije umuntu, kandi abagore benshi bagira ibimenyetso bike byinjira kandi bigasohoka. Gusobanukirwa ibyo ugomba kureba bishobora kugufasha kumenya igihe ari cyo gihe cyo kuvugana n’abaganga bawe.
Ikimenyetso cy’ingenzi ni kumva ibintu biremereye cyangwa bikomeye mu kibuno, cyane cyane nyuma yo guhagarara igihe kirekire cyangwa mu mpera z’umunsi. Ushobora kandi kubona ikibuno cyangwa igice kinini mu nda ushobora kubona cyangwa kumva.
Abagore bamwe babona ko ibimenyetso byabo bikomeye mu bihe bimwe byo mu mihango cyangwa igihe bakora imyitozo ngororamubiri. Inkuru nziza ni uko ibimenyetso bikunda kugenda neza iyo umuntu aruhuka kandi aryamye.
Birakwiye kuzirikana ko bamwe mu bagore bafite uburwayi buke bwo kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere batagira ibimenyetso na mba, mu gihe abandi bafite ubwo burwayi ku rugero rumwe bashobora kugira ibibazo bikomeye. Uko wumva ni ko bigenda kuri wowe.
Kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere bibaho iyo urusobe rw’imikaya, imigozi, n’imiterere ishyigikira imyanya y’imbere y’igitsina igenda igabanyuka cyangwa ikangirika. Uwo muco wo gushyigikira ushobora kugerwaho n’ibintu bitandukanye byo mu buzima n’impinduka zisanzwe mu mubiri wawe.
Kumenya ibyo bintu bishobora kugufasha kubona ko kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere kenshi biterwa n’ibintu bisanzwe mu buzima kuruta ikintu icyo ari cyo cyose wakoze nabi. Ibintu byinshi bishobora gutera kugabanyuka kw’imikaya y’imbere y’igitsina mu gihe kinini.
Gutwita no kubyara ni byo bintu byibanze byongera ibyago, ariko kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere bishobora kandi kuba ku bagore batarigeze batwita. Rimwe na rimwe, ibintu byinshi bito byifatanya mu gihe kinini kugira ngo bigabanye imbaraga z’imikaya y’imbere y’igitsina.
Kubura estrogen mu gihe cy’ihindagurika ry’imisemburo bigira uruhare runini, kuko iryo semburo rifasha gucunga imbaraga n’ubushobozi bw’imiterere y’imbere y’igitsina. Ni yo mpamvu kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere kuba kenshi uko abagore bagenda bakura.
Wagombye gutekereza kubonana n’umuganga iyo ibimenyetso byo kugwa kw’imboro z’imbere bitangiye kubangamira uko wumva, ibikorwa byawe bya buri munsi, cyangwa ubuzima bwawe rusange. Kumenya hakiri kare bishobora gufasha gukumira ko ibimenyetso bikomeza kuba bibi kandi bikaguha amahitamo menshi yo kuvurwa.
Ntugatege amatwi niba ufite ikibyimba kigaragara mu gitsina cyawe, cyane cyane niba kigaragara hanze y’umubiri wawe. Ibi bigaragaza ikibazo gikomeye cyo kugwa kw’imboro zisaba isuzuma n’ubuvuzi by’umwuga.
Ubundi buryo busaba gusura muganga harimo igitutu gikomeye mu kibuno kidakira no kuruhuka, kugorana kunywa amazi cyangwa kujya mu bwiherero, cyangwa kubabara mu gihe cy’imibonano mpuzabitsina. Ibi bimenyetso bishobora kugira ingaruka zikomeye ku mibereho yawe kandi bikwiye kwitabwaho.
Ukwiye gushaka ubufasha bwa muganga byihuse niba ufite ububabare bukomeye mu kibuno, udashobora kunywa amazi, cyangwa niba imyanya y’imbere ibaye hanze y’umubiri wawe kandi udashobora kuyisubiza mu buryo bworoshye. Ibi bisaba kuvurwa vuba.
Ibuka ko abaganga benshi bamenyereye kuvura ikibazo cyo kugwa kw’imboro, kandi kuvugana ibyo bimenyetso ntibikwiye gutera ipfunwe. Uko wumva n’imibereho yawe ni byo by’ingenzi, kandi hari uburyo bwo kuvura bufatika buhari.
Hari ibintu byinshi bishobora kongera ibyago byo kugira ikibazo cyo kugwa kw’imboro z’imbere, nubwo kugira ibyago ntibihamya ko uzagira icyo kibazo. Gusobanukirwa ibyo bintu bishobora kugufasha gufata ibyemezo byiza bijyanye no kwirinda no kuvurwa hakiri kare.
Hari bimwe mu bintu by’ibyago udashobora kuyigenzura, nko gutwara imyanya y’umubiri cyangwa kubyara. Ariko, kumenya ibyo bishobora kugufasha kuba maso ku bimenyetso no gushaka ubuvuzi hakiri kare igihe bikenewe.
N’ubwo utahindura ibintu nk’imyaka cyangwa amateka yo kubyara, ushobora guhindura ibindi nk’ugumana ibiro bikwiye, kuvura ibicurane bidakira, no gucunga impatwe. Impinduka nto mu mibereho zishobora kugira akamaro kanini.
Kugira ibintu byinshi byongera ibyago ntibisobanura ko kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere ari ibyanze bikazabaho. Abagore benshi bafite ibintu byinshi byongera ibyago ntibabona kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere, mu gihe abandi bafite ibintu bike byongera ibyago babibona.
Urugero rwinshi rw’kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere ntibitera ingaruka mbi zikomeye, cyane cyane iyo bimenyekanye kandi bikavurwa uko bikwiye. Ariko rero, gusobanukirwa ingaruka zishoboka bishobora kugufasha gufata ibyemezo byiza bijyanye no kuvura.
Ingaruka mbi zisanzwe zirebana no kuba ibimenyetso birushaho kuba bibi uko igihe gihita, niba kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere kutavuriwe. Iyi nzira ntigira akaga ariko ishobora kugira ingaruka ku mutekano wawe n’imibereho yawe.
Ingaruka zikomeye si zo zisanzwe, ariko zishobora kubaho mu gihe cy’uburwayi bukomeye, butaravurwa. Kuguma kwuzuza umwanya wawe cyangwa kubura inzira y’imyanda bisaba ubufasha bw’abaganga vuba, nubwo ibi bintu bitoroshye.
Inkuru nziza ni uko ingaruka nyinshi zishobora kwirindwa hakoreshejwe uburyo bukwiye bwo kuvura. Nubwo uburwayi bukomeye bushobora kenshi kuvurwa neza hakoreshejwe uburyo bukwiye, bigatuma ubasha kugira ubuzima bukomeye kandi bwiza.
Nubwo utazi kwirinda ibintu byose byangiza imiterere y’ibice by’umubiri, cyane cyane ibyo bijyana no kubyara cyangwa imvange, hari uburyo bwinshi bushobora kugufasha kugabanya ibyago cyangwa kugabanya iterambere ry’uburwayi bumaze kubaho.
Icyingenzi ni ugutuma imitsi y’igice cy’umubiri ikomeye kandi ukirinda ibikorwa bisohora umuvuduko mwinshi kuri iyi mitsi ishyigikira. Uburyo buto, buhoraho, bushobora gutanga impinduka nini igihe kirekire.
Imyitozo y’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga, izwi kandi nka Kegel, ni ingenzi cyane. Ibi bisobanura gukomanga no kureka imikaya ukoresha mu guhagarika kwinnya mu gihe urimo kunnya. Gukora iyi myitozo buri munsi bishobora gukomeza cyane imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga.
Niba utwite cyangwa uteganya gutwita, imyitozo y’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga mbere yo kubyara no gukorana n’abaganga bawe mu gutegura uburyo bwo kubyara bishobora kugabanya ibyago byo kugwa kw’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga, nubwo impinduka runaka ku mikaya y’igice cy’ibanga ari ibisanzwe nyuma yo kubyara.
Kuvura kw’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga bisanzwe bitangira hagamijwe kuganira ku bimenyetso byawe n’amateka yawe y’ubuzima, hanyuma hagakurikirwa isuzuma ry’umubiri. Umuganga wawe azashaka gusobanukirwa uko kuvura kw’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga bigira ingaruka ku buzima bwawe bwa buri munsi n’ibimenyetso bikuhangayikishije cyane.
Isuzuma ry’umubiri risanzwe ririmo isuzuma ry’igice cy’ibanga aho umuganga azasuzumira amaso kandi asuzume neza igice cy’ibanga n’ibindi bice biri hafi. Ibi bishobora kuba bidahagaze neza, ariko ntibikwiye kubabaza, kandi umuganga wawe azasobanura icyo arimo gukora muri uwo muhango.
Mu gihe cy’isuzuma, umuganga wawe ashobora kukusaba gukanda cyangwa gukorora kugira ngo arebe uko kuvura kw’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga bihinduka uko umuvuduko wo mu nda wiyongera. Ibi bimufasha kumenya uburemere n’ubwoko bwo kuvura kw’imikaya y’igice cy’ibanga urimo guhura na bwo.
Ibizami by'inyongera bishobora gusabwa bitewe n’ibimenyetso ufite. Ibyo bishobora kuba harimo ibizami bya urodynamic kugira ngo harebwe uko umukaya ukora, ibizami by’amashusho nka ultrasound cyangwa MRI, cyangwa rayons X zihariye kugira ngo harebwe uko umwijima ukora.
Muganga wawe azanagenzura uburemere bw’igwa ry’imirimo y’imbere mu kibuno ku gipimo kivuga aho imirimo yamanutse. Ubu bupimo bufasha mu gutanga imiti kandi bufasha gukurikirana impinduka mu gihe.
Ubuvuzi bw’igwa ry’imirimo y’imbere mu kibuno biterwa n’uburemere bw’ibimenyetso, ubwoko n’uburemere bw’igwa, imyaka yawe, imibonano mpuzabitsina, n’ibyo ukunda. Inkuru nziza ni uko hari uburyo bwinshi bukoreshwa kuva ku guhindura imibereho kugeza ku kubaga.
Ku gwa gake cyane kandi gifite ibimenyetso bike, ubuvuzi busanzwe busanzwe bukoreshwa kandi bukwiye kugeragezwa mbere. Izi nzira zibanda ku gukomeza igice cyo hasi cy’umubiri no gucunga ibimenyetso hatakozwe kubaga.
Ubuvuzi busanzwe burimo imyitozo ngororamubiri y’igice cyo hasi cy’umubiri, ikwigisha imyitozo yihariye yo gukomeza imikaya itera inkunga imirimo y’imbere mu kibuno. Umuganga w’imyuga yihariye ashobora gutanga amabwiriza yihariye n’amabwiriza yo gukurikirana uko imyitozo ikorwa kugira ngo wize neza uko imyitozo ikorwa.
Ibikoresho bya Pessary ni ibikoresho byakurwaho bya silicone cyangwa plastike bishobora gushyirwa mu gitsina kugira ngo bigire uruhare mu gutera inkunga imirimo yamanutse. Ibi biza mu mico n’ubunini butandukanye, kandi muganga wawe azagufasha kubona icyakubereye.
Guhindura imibereho bishobora kunoza cyane ibimenyetso no gukumira kwangiza. Ibi birimo gucunga ibiro, kuvura impatwe, kwirinda imirimo miremire, no guhindura ibikorwa byongera umuvuduko mu kibuno.
Amahitamo yo kubaga ashobora gusabwa mu gihe cy’igwingira rikabije cyangwa igihe imiti ivura idafasha. Ibi bishobora kuba harimo gusana hakoreshejwe imyanya y’umubiri wawe cyangwa imyenda ya sintetike, cyangwa uburyo bwo guhagarika imyanya y’umubiri mu mwanya wayo.
Guhitamo hagati y’ubuvuzi bigomba kuba bigendeye ku mimerere yawe, ibyo ukunda, n’ibyo wifuza. Abagore benshi barabasha guhangana n’igwingira ritakora hakoreshejwe uburyo budakoresha kubaga, mu gihe abandi bagira inyungu nyinshi mu gusana hakoreshejwe kubaga.
Kwitwara mu rugo igihe ufite igwingira ry’impyiko bisobanura gukora ibikorwa bya buri munsi bishobora kunoza ubuzima bwawe no gukumira ko ibimenyetso birushaho kuba bibi. Iyi mikorere yo kwita ku buzima bwite ikora neza iyo ifatanije n’ubuvuzi bw’umwuga.
Ishingiro ry’imikorere yo mu rugo ni imyitozo ngororamubiri ya buri gihe. Gukora imyitozo ya Kegel neza kandi buri gihe bishobora gukomeza imikaya ishyigikira imyanya y’umubiri wawe no kugabanya ibimenyetso mu gihe.
Abagore benshi basanga kuryama bafite amaguru hejuru iminota 10-15 inshuro nyinshi ku munsi bifasha kugabanya ikibazo cy’umuvuduko ku bipfunsi. Uyu mwanya ufasha imbaraga z’isi kugira ngo zisubize imyanya y’umubiri yaguye by’agateganyo.
Byiza cyane gutega amatwi umubiri wawe, ugahindura ibikorwa bitewe n’uko wumva. Hari iminsi ishobora kuba myiza kurusha iyindi, kandi ibyo ni ibisanzwe. Kwita ku buzima bwawe buri munsi, buhoro buhoro, ni bwo busanzwe butanga umusaruro mwiza mu gihe kirekire.
Gutegura uruzinduko rwawe kwa muganga bishobora kugufasha kugira icyo ukomora ku ruzinduko rwawe kandi muganga wawe agire amakuru yose akenewe kugira ngo aguhe ubuvuzi bwiza. Gufata umwanya mbere yo gutegura ibitekerezo byawe n’amakuru bizatuma uruzinduko rwawe ruba ingirakamaro kurushaho.
Tangira wandike ibimenyetso byawe byose, harimo igihe byatangiye, icyabiteza cyangwa kibirinda, n’uburyo bigira ingaruka ku bikorwa byawe bya buri munsi. Jya ugaragaza neza ibintu nk’igituma ugira imbogamizi mu kunyara, mu guhita, cyangwa mu mibonano mpuzabitsina.
Zana urutonde rwuzuye rw’imiti ukoresha, harimo imiti igurwa mu maduka n’imiti yuzuza. Nanone, komora amakuru yerekeye amateka yawe y’ubuzima, cyane cyane utwite twabanje, ibyabaga, n’amateka y’umuryango wanyu yerekeye ibibazo by’imikaya y’igice cy’ibice by’imbere.
Tekereza ku kwandika ibyaranze ibimenyetso byawe mu gihe cy’icyumweru kimwe cyangwa bibiri mbere y’uruzinduko rwawe. Andika igihe ibimenyetso biba bibi cyane, ibikorwa bibiteza, n’ibiborohereza. Aya makuru ashobora gufasha cyane muganga wawe.
Tegura urutonde rw’ibibazo ushaka kubaza. Ibyo bishobora kuba ibibazo bijyanye n’uburyo bwo kuvura, icyo ugomba kwitega, uko gucika kw’imikaya bishobora kugira ingaruka ku mibereho yawe, n’igihe ugomba gusubira kwa muganga. Ntugatinye kubaza icyakubangamiye icyo ari cyo cyose.
Niba ubikunze, ushobora kuzana umuntu w’inshuti cyangwa umuryango wawe kugira ngo aguhe inkunga kandi agufashe kwibuka amakuru yavuzwe mu gihe cy’uruzinduko.
Gusimbuka kw’ibice by’imitego mu kibuno ni ikibazo gisanzwe gikunda kugaragara ku bagore benshi, cyane cyane ababyaye cyangwa abageze mu gihe cyo kubura imihango. Nubwo bishobora kuba bibi kandi bikabangamira, ni ingenzi kwibuka ko ubuvuzi bufatika buhari kandi iki kibazo gishobora kuvurwa neza.
Ikintu gikomeye cyo gusobanukirwa ni uko gusimbuka kw’ibice by’imitego mu kibuno bitavuze ko umubiri wawe wangiritse cyangwa ko wakoze ikintu kibi. Akenshi biterwa n’ibintu bisanzwe mu buzima nk’ubyibarukire no gusaza, hamwe no kugenda kw’imitsi itera inkunga mu gihe.
Kumenya hakiri kare no kuvurwa birashobora gukumira ko ibimenyetso bikomeza kuba bibi kandi bigufasha kugumana ubuzima bwiza. Ukoresheje uburyo bworoshye bwo gukora imyitozo ngororamubiri no guhindura imibereho, cyangwa uburyo bukomeye bwo kuvura nk’imiti igabanya ububabare cyangwa kubagwa, hari uburyo bushobora kugufasha kumva wishimye kandi ufite icyizere.
Ntiwitegereze kubabara cyangwa kureka gusimbuka kw’ibice by’imitego mu kibuno bigakubuza gukora ibikorwa byawe. Ukoresheje uburyo bukwiye n’ubufasha bw’abaganga, abagore benshi bafite ikibazo cyo gusimbuka kw’ibice by’imitego mu kibuno bashobora gukomeza kugira ubuzima buhamye kandi buzuye.
Gusimbuka kw’ibice by’imitego mu kibuno ntibishobora gukira ukwabyo, ariko ibimenyetso bishobora kugabanuka cyane ukoresheje ubuvuzi bukwiye no kwita ku buzima bwite. Uburyo bworoshye bwo kuvura nko gukora imyitozo ngororamubiri y’imitego y’igitsina, guhindura imibereho, no gukoresha imiti igabanya ububabare bishobora gufasha mu gukumira ko ibimenyetso bikomeza kuba bibi. Nubwo impinduka z’umubiri zishobora gukomeza, abagore benshi basanga ibimenyetso byabo bigabanuka cyane uko bakomeza kwita ku buzima bwabo.
Yego, imyitozo ngororamubiri muri rusange ni umutekano kandi ifitiye akamaro abagore bafite ibibazo byo kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere, ariko hashobora kuba hakenewe impinduka. Ibikorwa bitagira ingaruka nyinshi nko kugenda, koga, na yoga, ubusanzwe birakorwa neza kandi bishobora gufasha mu kubungabunga ubuzima muri rusange. Imyitozo ikomeye, imyitozo yo gutwara ibiremereye, n’ibikorwa byongera cyane umuvuduko mu nda bishobora kuba bibi ku bimenyetso kandi bikwiye kwitabwaho neza. Gukorana n’umuganga wita ku buzima bw’imbere bishobora kugufasha gutegura gahunda y’imyitozo ngororamubiri ikora neza kandi ikwiye.
Kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere bishobora kugira ingaruka ku mwumvire n’umunezero mu mibonano mpuzabitsina, ariko ibi ntibivuze ko ubuzima bwawe bw’imibanire bugomba guhora bubabaye. Bamwe mu bagore bagira ibibazo mu gihe cy’imibonano mpuzabitsina cyangwa bakumva batuje kubera kugwa kw’imigongo y’imbere. Ariko kandi, uburyo bwinshi bwo kuvura bushobora kunoza ibyo bibazo, harimo ibikoresho byo gushyira mu gitsina, kuvura imikaya y’imbere, no kubaga niba ari ngombwa. Kuganira neza n’uwo mwashakanye n’abaganga bishobora gufasha mu gukemura ibyo bibazo mu buryo butanga umusaruro.
Igihe gikenewe kugira ngo umubiri ukire nyuma yo kubagwa kugira ngo imigongo y’imbere ikire gitandukanye bitewe n’uburyo bw’ubuvuzi n’ibintu byihariye, ariko abagore benshi bashobora kwitega ibyumweru 6-8 kugira ngo bakire. Ubusanzwe ugomba kwirinda imirimo ikomeye n’imirimo iruta ubushobozi muri icyo gihe. Gukira neza, harimo gusubira mu mirimo isanzwe yose no kugira umusaruro mwiza, bishobora gufata amezi 3-6. Umuganga wawe azakugira inama yihariye ishingiye ku buvuzi bwawe n’iterambere ryawe.
Gusubira kw’uburwayi bishoboka mu buvuzi ubwo aribwo bwose bw’igwa ry’imboro, ariko ibipimo bitandukanye bitewe n’uburyo bw’ubuvuzi n’ibintu byihariye by’umuntu. Ubuvuzi budakoresha uburyo bwo kubaga busaba gukomeza kwitaho kugira ngo bugire akamaro. Kugorora hakoreshejwe uburyo bwo kubaga kugira umusaruro ungana na 80-90% cyangwa hejuru, ariko hari ubwo gusubira kw’uburwayi bishoboka mu gihe runaka. Kugumisha imbaraga z’imikaya y’igice cyo hasi cy’umubiri, kugira ibiro bikwiye, no kwirinda ibikorwa byangiza imikaya y’igice cyo hasi cy’umubiri bishobora kugabanya ibyago byo gusubira kw’uburwayi bitabaye ibyo ubuvuzi bwakoreshejwe.
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