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  • Imiquimod For Genital Warts
    By: bcured | - Imiquimod is a patient-applied immunomodulatory topical treatment of genital warts. Imiquimod induces macrophages to secrete cytokines IL-2, IFN- 1 and 2, IFN-, IFN- and TGF-. IFN- is probably the most important cytokine inducing genital wart clearance. This duration of treatment is longer than that of any other genital wart treatment.
    A clinical response with imiquimod is accompanied by a decrease in the amount of HPV DNA and of messenger RNA for HPV proteins L1 and E7. It is th ...

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  • Which Type Of Contraception Is Best For You?
    By: Andrew Stratton | - Contraception is really important for women who are sexually active, as well as those who have a steady monogamous relationship. You want having kids to be a choice and not an accident. It's a joy when you're ready for it... but when it just happens, things can be tough.

    There are several good options for contraception available on the market today. Each one has its pros and cons, but all are effective in preventing pregnancy.

    The Pill

    It is the most ...

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  • Baby Boomers And Sexual Freedom
    By: Dr. Karen Turner | - Any kind of a sexual revolution has had baby boomers in their very forefront, right from the very beginning. This is the reason why baby boomers have been given so much importance by people around the world. A recent poll and study just concluded amongst parents suggests that baby boomers have a much more enjoyable as well as enticing life than others. They enjoy a greater sexual freedom and are open to vivid types of foreplay.
    This rage in echo boomers to copy the attitude of baby boomer ...

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  • Bacterial Vaginosis-what Every Woman Should Know
    By: januszjanulis | - 10-40% of women have had bacterial vaginosis at least once. http://alturl.com/2vut

    Yet bacterial vaginosis is not widely known about and can be easily misunderstood by the medical profession.

    Bacterial vaginosis is not caused by a particular organism but by a change in the balance of normal vaginal bacteria or a change in the PH balance. Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an overgrowth of harmful bacteria in the vagina due to the depletion of lactobacillus. The vagina no ...

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  • Ten Questions About Pregnancy You Might Not Want To Ask Your Doctor
    By: vijender sangwan | - Q1. Can I get pregnant following oral sex or heavy petting

    No. You can only get pregnant from full sexual intercourse.


    Q2. How will I know if I am pregnant

    if you have had sexual intercourse since your last period and you are late for your current period, you may be pregnant. Following implantation of the fertilized egg menstruation should not occur, hence for women who have been sexually active and who have previously menstruated regularly, the ab ...

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  • Information On Contraceptive Implant
    By: tim james | - IUDs are good also. Again, Dr. Taylor warns that if cause of the disorder is thrombotic, then a contraceptive that does NOT contain estrogen should be used. As with any form of visual impairment, if a woman has suffered a head injury she should be very cautious about using oral contraceptives (OCs) so as not to cause further damage, even though the risk is small. Contraceptive implant and progestin injectable might be considered with consultation.

    Firstly, let me state the obvious. ...

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  • Why You Should Be Reducing Blood Pressure Now
    By: Joe McArthur | - What's High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure is a rise in pressure exerted by circulating blood on the artery walls as a response to stress and activity. When this pressure remains steadfastly high it can overwork your heart and arteries, making arterial disease, coronaries and strokes much more likely.

    Medical practitioners record blood pressure as 2 values, the systolic (the pressure of the blood as it enters the aorta) and the diastolic (the pressure when the heart ventricl ...

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  • Reducing Blood Pressure: 4 Tips To Help You With Reducing Blood Pressure Now
    By: Joe McArthur | - High blood pressure is the number 3 killer worldwide and therefore everyone should know all they can about reducing blood pressure.

    It is estimated that 90% of Americans will have high blood pressure in their lifetime, but this is not just an American problem, in the UK more than 6, 9 million people suffer from the condition, in Australia about 2, 1 million people suffer from the condition. 43 % of Malaysians aged over 30 have high blood pressure and China has 160 million high bl ...

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  • Effective Treatment For Yeast Infections
    By: Joe McArthur | - Effective treatment for yeast infections starts with an understanding of how the infection happens. Candida is a kind of fungus or yeast which lives in our body and the infection occurs when Candida grows too much in the body system. Normally the good bacteria in your body keep the yeast from overgrowth. However, when you consume medicine like antibiotics, or when you eat too much sugar and yeast containing foods it kills the good bacteria thus permitting the yeast to grow beyond control.

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  • Let It Be Your Bedside Friend
    By: Samsonneal | - You may be searching for better and newer ways to give your partner more pleasure during sex. But make sure that the condom finds its place on the bedside table. It is a must when it comes to contraception as well as protection against STDs.

    If you have been using a lubricant while having sex, it would be better for you to understand that you should not use oil-based lubricants on latex condoms because the chances of breakage are high. On the other hand, lubrication is important to ...

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  • Tricks To Get Pregnant Fast - Pinpoint Ovulation
    By: Francine Parker | - We spend so many years of our adult life trying to avoid becoming pregnant, that initially, we think that as soon as we stop using contraception, a pregnancy will occur. However, this is not always the case and many couples are dismayed to find that month after month, there is that sinking feeling as yet another pregnancy test registers negative and yet another monthly period arrives.

    There are various tricks to get pregnant fast which you can put into practice and very often it is ...

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  • Irregular Menstrual Cycle Few Necessary Instructions
    By: drrony | - There are so many other causes for irregular menstrual cycles; some of them are a reason to be worried that while others are completely normal given your circumstances. When you first start your period then you may find that you do not have regular cycles so at all, and this is as completely normal as your hormones are fluctuating. Women that are going through menopause even can also find that their cycles are very irregular, and again this is usually not to be something to be worried about and ...
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  • Sexually Transmitted Infections: Inform You Before!
    By: Mark Richard | - Sexually Transmitted Infections: tell you before! Be better informed to protect yourself against sexually transmitted infections or make other aware, your friends, your children become teenagers...

    1) A person who has a cold sore can transmit genital herpes to your partner:
    Yes but only during the infectious period of cold sores.
    No, definitely not.
    Typically, the cold sore is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV 1) and genital herpes HSV 2. However, one can ...

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  • Love During Menstruation
    By: Mark Richard | - The love for the rules ... Relations during menstruation often asks some questions. Here are answers to the most frequent of them.
    Lubricant during Relation, use more widespread than we imagine...
    How often do we love? Love without cystitis

    Making love during menstruation is it possible or is it avoided?

    There is no reason to prohibit the love during menstruation. You can find this daunting, and there is no need to force it. But if desired, there are no cons ...

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  • All About Hydatidiform Mole
    By: James Pendergraft | - A hydatidiform mole is also known as a molar pregnancy. It is indicated by a growth or a rare mass that develops inside the uterus at the start of a pregnancy. This is considered as a kind of gestational trophoblastic disease or GTD.

    The Cause, Risk Factors, and Incidence of Hydatidiform Mole

    A hydatidiform mole is noted to be a result when there is an excessive production of the tissue that is supposed to form the placenta during pregnancy. The placenta is the source o ...

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  • Why religious U.S. states have the highest teen pregnancy rates Shared By: riechesbaird - The relationship could be due to the fact that communities with such beliefs typically frown upon contraception. Now, if that same culture isn’t...

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  • This Thanksgiving Day - Don't Be a Turkey! Shared By: Dawn_Stacey - Hopefully, you are not being a turkey - so if you are having sex (and don't want to get pregnant), you are using some form of contraception Speaking...

  • Abortion, Contraception, Morals & Rights « GetOddNews Shared By: GetOddNews - is a FAMILY FRIENDLY web publication featuring an eclectic mix of (hopefully) humorous stories, answers to (mostly children's) questions, interesting...

  • What are the chances of getting pregnant while on pill, and using condoms with spermicidal lubricant.? « Pregnancy... Shared By: InfoOnPregnancy - I am glad to confirm that you are using the most effective modern contraception called dual contraception (read below). You have almost zero chances...

  • End the Silence About Sex and Contraception Shared By: chickgonebad - The truth is that communication about contraception can be awkward -- but not as awkward as telling a partner that you're pregnant. There are a lot of...

  • Ecological Breastfeeding Shared By: BreastfeedingM - Since the apostolic era, the Catholic Church has encouraged parents to use natural family planning for child... method instead of contraception. Comm...

  • NOW Foods Special Two Multi Vitamin – 90 Tablets Shared By: HealthyLiving2u - Contraception: what's right for me? There are 15 different methods of contraception. The type that works best for you will depend on your health and...

  • SANCTE PATER: Sean Hannity vs. Father Thomas Euteneuer on Contraception and Dissent Shared By: reallozeerose - In a future column we can examine the specific issue of artificial methods of contraception (the original debate), and in particular, why just over 75...


  • Life With Woody 10 Inspirational Quotes That Can Improve Yourself
    By: Brian Jones | - It might take a little coffee or probably a few rounds of beer or any other booze you could get your hands on when it comes to relaxing after a hard day's work. Well, yeah I'm guilty about that one as well, unless I'm caught dead wearing a lampshade over my head after a few rounds of vodka half-naked! Okay, bad example and I apologize to everyone reading this after getting nightmares about me in that state of drunken stupor.

    Just don't ask how it happened, please.

    B ...

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  • Increasing Female Fertility Naturally
    By: Francine Parker | - Although we spend many years using contraception in the hope of not conceiving, it's rather ironic that once we decide we would like a baby, things sometimes just don't happen as quickly as we would like. Fortunately, there are various tips you can try for increasing female fertility naturally but it is important to bear in mind that fertility problems can affect either partner.

    One "block" for conception is often stress. Busy lives and increasing workloads all make the production ...

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  • How To Conceive A Baby Fast - My 5 Best Tips For Fast Conception
    By: Francine Parker | - It's rather ironic that we women seem to spend many years of our lives trying to become pregnant and assume that as soon as we stop using contraception, it will happen right away. It's such a disheartening feeling when your monthly period arrives and you feel like you've once again had a lost opportunity and the time between that period and the next time when it's even worth trying seems like an age away.

    There's no doubt that once the decision is made, we all want to know how to co ...

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  • How Durex Condoms Have Boosted Branding To Attract Young Consumers
    By: Dominic Donaldson | - Publicity to practice safe sex is on the up as there has been a return of sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia and Gonorrhea among young people. This comes as somewhat of a surprise after the campaigning following the Aids epidemic back in the early 1980s. To encourage young people to practice safe and responsible sexual practices, condom manufacturers have given their brands a boost to make them more enticing to a younger age group. We take a look at Durex Condoms and how they have u ...
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  • Prevention Is Better Than Cure
    By: Samsonneal | - Would you believe if I said that condoms are used for some secondary purposes also, other than for the known use of contraception during intercourse? It is true though. One use is closely related to sex, to collect semen for infertility treatments. But the other is almost unbelievable -- to prevent water clogging in rifles. However different the uses may seem, it is clear that the function is to prevent leakage.



    Prevention is better than cure may sound like a clich ...

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  • Use Condoms Safe Contraceptives For Men
    By: Jessicalyn | - Condoms are used since the ancient times. Condoms are a very effective kind of obstacle contraception. It is the most effectual approach as it can both reduce the risk of your contracting the sexually transmissible infection and also it also avoids your partner (female) getting pregnant during you are having sex. If it is properly used then it will prevent the fluid from the body of your partner to enter into your body also vice versa. They help to reduce risk of the transmission of warts ...
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  • All About Fibrocystic Breast Disease
    By: Andrew Stratton | - The hardening of the skin on your chest area or the development of small lumps on your breast could indicate a benign change called Fibrocystic breast disease. Calling it a disease, is in fact misleading. It refers to the change that the tissues on the chest undergo during the monthly cycle due to hormonal changes.

    This condition occurs in women as a result of noncancerous changes in the mammarian tissues. Its incidence is very common. It is often more prominent during ovulation a ...

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  • Get Protection From Unintended Pregnancy
    By: Allen Legg | - Contraception, also known as birth control, is a device or medication used to prevent unwanted pregnancy or childbirth. It refers to prevention of sperm fertilization into egg. In this era of rapidly increasing population, the use of various contraceptive measures are extremely essential.



    History of Contraceptives

    The history of contraception dates back to the discovery of the connection between pregnancy and coitus. The ancient means of contracepti ...

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  • Practise Safe Sex: Use A Condom
    By: Dominic Donaldson | - Each year alone there are millions of unwanted pregnancies all over the world, not only that but there is a huge increase of sexually transmitted diseases worldwide. The only way that this can be prevented is through the practise of safe sex. There are many different forms of contraception available today, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. Here in this article we shall look at some of the main contraceptives and how effective they are if used correctly.

    The male co ...

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  • Applying Ovulation Calendars: What Any Lady Should Know
    By: Mathew Petrenko | - A kind of a schedule that is based on your menstrual cycles is referred to as an ovulation calendar. The group of Fertility Awareness or Natural Family Planning utilizes this approach. The class contains methods of planned parenthood engaging no synthetic elements. One of them is ovulation calendar.
    Whats the procedure of an ovulation calendar making?
    To prognose when the organism is at its most fertile, lots of females use an ovulation calendar. Youll be able to create such ...

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  • What To Look For In An Artificial Insemination Clinic
    By: Mr. John L. Carlson | - Many families have had difficulties in conceiving children, and most have no one to turn to for help; family doctors spend more time utilizing home remedy solutions and fail to attack the problem head on. Those families who seek out guidance from contraception therapy may find it difficult to narrow down the options and choose a physician who is actually interested in helping them make the right decisions.


    The choice to start a family is not one to be made lightly, but whe ...

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  • 6 Questions About Condom Effectiveness
    By: Howard Brule. | - There are a a few different methods of contraception of varying degrees of effectiveness. Generally they are all quite effective, although conditions of use will have a bearing on how effective any specific contraceptive method will be for different individuals.

    Having said that, it is universally accepted that only the use of a condom on a regular and consistent basis can protect a person from infecting or becoming infected by one's sex partners. Condoms are dual-purpose - to pr ...

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  • Use Condoms As The Best Contraception
    By: Allen Legg | - The rise of teen pregnancies throughout the world is an alarming situation. Though it is understood that sex is something related to your hormones and over which you dont always have control, a precautionary step is always better than suffering. Condoms act as the best contraceptives. There can be no better way to prevent pregnancies than to use condoms.

    The number of teen pregnancies and complications worry many parents about their teenage children who may be sexually a ...

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  • 10 Reasons Why Condoms Are The Best Contraceptive
    By: Howard Brule. | - There are numerous contraceptive methods that you and your partner can use. Popular approaches include everything from pills to injections to implants. Perhaps the best known contraception method is the use of condoms. When used correctly all of these techniques can be very effective methods of preventing unwanted pregnancy.

    But the well known fact is that using condoms is considered by most experts to be the easiest, least expensive, and least intrusive method of contraception. ...

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  • Birth Control, The Ways And Means Of Accomplishing!
    By: Jimmy Woodall | - Birth control pills usually prevent pregnancy, but sometimes they cause an abortion. Birth control, otherwise known as contraception, is used to prevent pregnancy. Birth control practice of contraception for the purpose of limiting reproduction.

    Like regular birth control pills, there are two kinds of EBC pills: those that contain a combination of the drugs estrogen and progestin, and those that contain progestin only.

    If you are sexually active, be sure to ask ...

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  • Contraceptives Uk
    By: Allen Legg | - Contraceptives have existed since the existence of man and woman in this world. They are the integral part of everybody's life. Condom Choice offers contraceptives for both men and women. Condoms are the most common contraceptives for men and oral pills, female condoms are common among women. Safe sex ensures that male and female partners are protected from sexually transmitted diseases and undesired pregnancies. Condom Choice offers the best of reliable contraceptives in the whole of UK for bot ...
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  • Condoms Uk
    By: Allen Legg | - Condoms are the most common products used for contraception and safe sex. Most physicians and social workers extensively promote condoms for protection against diseases. Therefore condoms invariably become the most common products demanded by the customers. With sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on rise, you have to be extra careful in purchasing sexual medicine and safety products. To ensure that you have the best product, you must opt for the trusted brands available in the market.
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  • When You Need Emergency Contraception?
    By: Linda | - Emergency contraception (EC) is not the substitute for regular birth control methods or abortion but, in fact, is the emergency option for women to avoid pregnancy after contraception failure, sexual assault or unprotected intercourse. Emergency contraception, specially Progestin-only birth control pills like Plan B, are advised to women seeking immediate action to avoid pregnancy. Such pills are advised to rape victims and sexually assaulted women as well.

    Emergency contrac ...

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  • Do Birth Control Pills Cause Weight Gain And Fluid Retention?
    By: Linda | - Many women who are taking birth control pills are very happy to avoid unintended pregnancy but are blaming oral contraceptives for weight gain and fluid retention at the same time. Well, it is the undeniable fact that pills do cause weight gain in some women but not necessarily be the prime cause for all women. It is very important to know if we can associate weight gain problem with birth control pills or if they cause fluid retention or if they cause increased appetite.

    The rec ...

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  • The Contraceptive Pill - Some Facts
    By: Kenneth Scott | - There was a time when contraceptive pills were supposed to mean that a young girl is being promiscuous. But the times have changed and these days most women use these contraceptive pills to be able to enjoy the pleasures of getting close and yet not be tense and worried about getting pregnant.

    Also, earlier women tried to avoid the pill because of the possible side effects that accompanied the use. One such side effect that was more prevalent than the others was the gain in weight ...

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  • United States Reports Record High Number Of Stds
    By: superkevbo | - It's always great to break previously held records unless, as in this case, the record involves number of cases of STDs like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. In 2006, the United States hit an all-time high with the number of cases of chlamydia reported - over a million. To put that in perspective, that is about 348 people in every 100,000. That may not seem like a lot, but that is a 5.6% increase from the previous year. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that usually goes unnoticed b ...
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  • Male Birth Control Pill Is Closer Than We Think
    By: JamesKirby | - Women have had the option of a safe, effective and reversible form of contraception since the development of the female oral contraceptive pill in the 1960s. Finally, thanks to new scientific developments, it is the man's turn. For the first time, a safe, effective and reversible hormonal male contraceptive appears to be within reach.

    Over the past 5 years, researchers around the world have had a great deal of success with male contraceptive pills, patches, implants and creams tha ...

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  • Threats To Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
    By: Gaile Group Inc | - Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged

    American Civil Liberties Union At Issue: Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted? Auriana Ojeda
    Greenhaven Press 2003
    Viewpoint

    A woman's decision whether or not to bear a child is one of the most intimate and important decisions she will ever make. Like decisions about contraception, marriage, and child-rearing, the decision to continue or to end a pregnancy is protected from government interference by ...

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  • The Truth About Contrarian Couples
    By: Carolyn Moynihan | - Last week United States health officials released the results of a survey of what some would call "reproductive behaviour", conducted in 2002.

    The National Survey of Family Growth revealed a striking decline in contraceptive use over the last decade, the New York Times reported. Among sexually active women who said they were not trying to get pregnant, the percentage not using contraception in 2001 increased to 11 per cent from 7 per cent in 1994.

    No survey of this ...

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  • Endometriosis And Mirena Is It The Right Treatment For You?
    By: Shelley Ross | - Endometriosis and mirena treatment is something else you can consider if you find that controlling your diet by eliminating bad foods isn't providing you with adequate relief. Mirena is used to treat endometriosis symptoms by limiting the amount of blood flow during menses.

    What is Mirena? It is a form of contraception and a type of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device, commonly known as IUD's or colis. Mirena is made up of light plastic, and is in the form of a T-shape. It is prop ...

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  • The Case Of The Reverse Vasectomy
    By: Alex Rider | - There are a few different nicknames and slang terms for a vasectomy; being snipped, getting fixed, and so on. This particular procedure is especially popular with couples who do not desire more children, and the woman does not want to remain on birth control medication indefinitely. The other option would be a hysterectomy; this is a much more complicated procedure, and the healing time is measured in weeks versus days with a vasectomy. Reversing a hysterectomy would also be impossible, in th ...
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  • The Difference Between Medication Abortion And Emergency Contraception
    By: Lilith Mill | - Both medication abortions and emergency contraception can involve taking pills. However, the similarity between medication abortions and emergency contraception ends there.

    Hormonal emergency contraception is a pill or a few pills that is taken up to five days of unprotected sex. It prevents pregnancy. Emergency contraception stops pregnancy by preventing ovulation and fertilization. IUDs (Intrauterine devices) can also be used to prevent pregnancy, but are not the focus of t ...

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  • Birth Control While Breastfeeding
    By: Lilith Mill | - Can a woman get pregnant when she's nursing? How can you prevent pregnancy and not harm the baby? Here are the facts that nursing and expecting mothers need to know.

    A woman can get pregnant when she is nursing. If you want to prevent pregnancy while nursing, you have a few options for birth control.

    Sex After Childbirth

    It used to be that women were advised to not have sex until six weeks after they gave birth, at their six week check-up. If you feel ...

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  • Birth Control And Perimenopause: When Do I Stop Taking The Pill?
    By: Lilith Mill | - Perimenopause is the time just before menopause. Officially, menopause starts the year after you have finished menstruating, and perimenopause starts three to five years earlier. As your body changes, should you be reconsidering your birth control options?

    So you're in your late forties, or your fifties. Your body is acting differently. You aren't sure if the changes are your birth control or your body, how do you react? If you are still getting your period, you can still get preg ...

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