Thank you for contacting EmpowHer. If you really feel as though you have pinworms, go back to your doctor and ask to be tested. Pinworm is treatable with medication. Pinworms are tiny, narrow worms. They’re white in color and less than half an inch long. A pinworm infection, also known as enterobiasis or oxyuriasis, is the most common type of worm infection in humans in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This link has more information:
http://www.healthline.com/health/pinworms#Overview1
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Dear Anon,
Thank you for contacting EmpowHer. If you really feel as though you have pinworms, go back to your doctor and ask to be tested. Pinworm is treatable with medication. Pinworms are tiny, narrow worms. They’re white in color and less than half an inch long. A pinworm infection, also known as enterobiasis or oxyuriasis, is the most common type of worm infection in humans in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This link has more information:
http://www.healthline.com/health/pinworms#Overview1
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December 3, 2016 - 11:23amHelena
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