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  • Candida - Is It Affecting Your Life?
    By: Vivienne Savill | - What is Candida Albicans?

    Candida albicans is a yeast like fungus that lives in the mucous membranes of the digestive system, normally in a healthy balance with other bacteria. However poor diet and lifestyle habits can disrupt the balance causing an overgrowth of candida a condition called Candidiasis. Candidiasis often occurs when the body is under greater stress than usual including using antibiotics, painkillers, pregnancy or the contraceptive pill. Candida flourishes with sugar ...
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  • Birth Control Pills As A Treatment For Acne
    By: Lena Mcclain | - The very large number of folk that suffer with acne infection have needed in depth research and a crusade for its cure. Latest research has disclosed that birth control tablets can be employed to effectively control and heal acne infection. Below is an enquiry of the usability of contraception tablets as a measure to manage acne.

    The studies have projected contraception tablets as a good way to deal with acne. The claim is that these birth control the emission of sebum by your body. ...
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  • Florida Heart Hospitals Offer A Sunny Disposition On Life
    By: Chris Harmen | - People move from colder climates to Florida not just because the weather is warmer, but because they feel that it will be better for their health. Florida heart hospitals offer excellent patient care- especially for those who require comprehensive cardiac care. Not many people realize how incredibly important it is to take care of your health. One common misconception is that when it comes to certain diseases, men are usually stricken with cardiovascular disease while women usually suffer from b ...
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  • Types Of Acne Treatment Solutions For Your Skin
    By: Hugh Hayes | - Treating your acne can be an overwhelming task what with all of the medications available these days. The best way to find treatment for your acne is to first learn about your skin. There are 3 main skin types. Knowing what type of skin you have is the first step to effectively controlling your acne. If your skin is oily a gel product is best; if it is dry, you should choose a cream based product. People with sensitive skin should choose products with lower concentrations of active ingredients. ...
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  • Everything You Need To Know About Acne
    By: Hugh Hayes | - Acne or commonly known as zits or pimples are skin inflammation affecting 87% of the total US population. They usually appear during puberty because of abnormal response of the body to the male hormone known as testosterone.

    Causes

    Until now, the causes of acne are still being investigated. However, scientific studies show that it can be hereditary. Other factors linked to zits are the following:

    1. Skin irritation.

    2. Use of Anabolic s ...
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  • Headaches | Ways To Minimize The Risk Of Migraine Headaches
    By: Chris Tomshack | - When chemicals are released into the nerve fibers and the blood vessels enlarge, it can cause migraine headaches. And when this type of headache strikes, it can render you unable to carry on with your daily activities. Not only do migraine headaches cause debilitating pain, they can also cause sensitivity to light and sound, vomiting, blurred vision, diarrhea, and cold hands and feet.

    Migraine headaches can strike both young and old. But this type of headache typically affects pe ...
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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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  • Yasmin Birth Control Pills
    By: dsmythe | - Yasmin is a type of birth control pill marketed and manufactured by the German company Bayer Schering Pharma AG. Yasmin first entered the American market in 2001 and has generated close to 500 million in sales to date.

    Yasmin is an oral contraceptive and is a synthetic spironolactone analogue known in the medical world as drospirenone.

    Drospirenone binds to the progesterone receptor, the resulting complex becomes activated and binds to specific sites on DNA. This le ...
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  • An Estimated 140 Million Hours Of Lost School And Work.
    By: durgesh | - Also known as dysmenorrhea, menstrual cramps are the cause of an estimated 140 million hours of lost school and work. However, you do not have to live in pain. Below are some helpful tips that can help women during this particularly painful time of the month.

    1. Try to eat smaller, more frequent meals. A lot of food
    causes blood sugar to rise and fluctuate. instead of eating three large meals, eat five or six small meals a day, each about two and a half hours apart.
    < ...
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  • Mouth Yeast Infection: Treatment Overview
    By: Juana Cruz | - Can yeast infection appear in the mouth? Yes, it can. The type of infection that takes place in this area is called oral thrush. Mouth yeast infection appears commonly in babies and old people, although oral thrush occurs regardless of age.

    Oral thrush occurs because Candida grows and multiplies. Babies have this condition because their immune system is not strong yet. Old people. on the other hand, are getting this health problem because of their weak immune systems.

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  • Treatments And Medications For Warts
    By: bcured | - Certain activities such as sexual activity, tobacco smoking, oral contraceptive use, chewing Indian betel quid, and ultraviolet and x-ray irradiation, are associated with an increased risk of HPV malignant transformation, particularly in the anogenital/mucosal category.
    A human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine is now available for the prevention of HPV-associated dysplasias and neoplasia, including cervical cancer, genital warts, and precancerous genital lesions. Girls and young women aged 9- ...
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  • Mouth Yeast Infection: Treatment Overview
    By: Juana Cruz | - Can yeast infection appear in the mouth? Yes, it can. The type of infection that takes place in this area is called oral thrush. Mouth yeast infection appears commonly in babies and old people, although oral thrush occurs regardless of age.

    Oral thrush occurs because Candida grows and multiplies. Babies have this condition because their immune system is not strong yet. Old people. on the other hand, are getting this health problem because of their weak immune systems.

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  • Tips To Reduce Menstrual Cramps
    By: Joy Srivastava | - Did you know that menstrual cramps is the single greatest cause of lost school and working hours among women?

    Also known as dysmenorrhea, menstrual cramps are the cause of an estimated 140 million hours of lost school and work. However, you do not have to live in pain. Below are some helpful tips that can help women during this particularly painful time of the month.

    1. Try to eat smaller, more frequent meals. A lot of food
    causes blood sugar to rise and fluctu ...
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  • What To Know Before Your Begin Hormone Therapy For Acne
    By: AnuRAM | - More frequently women are combating acne and wrinkles simultaneously. Its a hideous fight wrought with mysterious hormone signals and an even more baffling search for a cure.


    Acne does not go away with age

    Dr. Alan R. Shalita, who co-authored "The Effect of the Menstrual Cycle on Acne," found that contrary to the adage that, Youll grow out of acne, premenstrual acne only seems to get worse with age. This study examined a group of 400 women ages 12 to ...
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  • Vital Nutrients To Nourish Your Body
    By: James Ray | - Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients that are required not for their calorific value, which is negligible, but because they help regulate the body's metabolism. All vitamins and essential minerals are necessary to assist in normal functioning of the thousands of different chemical reactions that make up the body's metabolism.

    If the supply of vitamins and minerals in the diet is inadequate, this will result in changes in body chemistry, and a slowing down or altering o ...
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  • Treatment Of Acne...
    By: Shivk | - Acne is a common inflammatory skin disease that mainly affects the face, neck, chest and upper back. It is caused by an interaction between Hormones, bacteria and sebum produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin. Symptoms show as comedones pimples, pustules lessons filled with pus and occasionally Cysts. Acne is traditionally thought to developat Puberty but many women have acne throughtout life or it may develop in adulthood. It can develop premenstrually or may be associated with the talking ...
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  • Aethoxysklerol- A Histamine Liberator
    By: sonia12 | - Aethoxysklerol:

    Aethoxysklerol is a kind of sterile solution which is injected into the varicose veins to close the affected vein and to shrink the vessel(s).

    Its work:

    Aethoxysklerol makes or causes the lining of blood vessel and is injected into the same to break up and at the equal time it stops the blood flow. The affected or target area is then squeezed by with the help of a compression bandage which directly closes that particular vein and also it all ...
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  • Why Women Should Stop Smoking
    By: James Pendergraft | - Smoking poses a number of threats to womens health. This is because it has adverse effects on a lot of issues that are associated with their daily living. If you are a woman and you smoke right now, you should think long and hard about giving up this vice.

    Below are just some of the reasons for you to quit smoking as soon as you can:

    1)Smoking could decrease fertility among women. If you are planning to have a baby during your thirties or your forties and you sm ...
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  • Seven Tips To Reduce Menstrual Cramps
    By: darsh | - Did you know that menstrual cramps is the single greatest cause of lost school and working hours among women?

    Also known as dysmenorrhea, menstrual cramps are the cause of an estimated 140 million hours of lost school and work. However, you do not have to live in pain. Below are some helpful tips that can help women during this particularly painful time of the month.

    1. Try to eat smaller, more frequent meals. A lot of food
    causes blood sugar to rise and fluctu ...
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  • Yasmin/yaz Lawsuits Look To Consolidate Claims
    By: Katie Kelley | - After the recent reports indicating possible problems with Yasmin and Yaz side effects, lawsuits were filed in several states against Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation and other Bayer related companies. These suits allege that Bayer did not provide adequate warnings advising that Yaz and Yasmin side effects may increase the risk of serious health complications, including heart attacks, strokes, gallbladder disease, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE).

    In the wak ...
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  • How To Cure Ovarian Cysts Naturally With Simple Methods
    By: Olivia Harrison | - There are various treatment options available for women who would like to know how to cure ovarian cysts, the main types being conventional treatments (such as those offered by your doctor) or natural cures for ovarian cysts.

    Conventional treatments may include taking the combined oral contraceptive pill, as this prevents ovulation and therefore the development of new follicles, or having surgery to either drain or remove existing cysts. Many women though would prefer not to take ho ...
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  • Crohn's Disease - The Factual Information
    By: Kirthy Shetty | - Crohn's disease is basically a condition that causes gastrointestinal tract inflammation (gut). The gut consists of the stomach, oesophagus and small and large intestine.

    It most commonly occurs at the lower end of the small intestine, also known as the ileum, it can affect any part of the gut.

    Roughly one in 1,500 people in the UK suffer from this disease and the condition affects slightly more women than men. It can develop at any age, but usually starts between the a ...
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  • Birth Control Pills - Advantages And Disadvantages
    By: petersonbran | - The use of birth control pills to control acne flare ups may or may not be an effective.

    Usually, the first signs of acne develop during adolescence, when hormone levels begin to rise. When hormone levels surge, the sebaceous glands located at the base of each hair follicle, produce excess oil. This oil combined with dead skin cells and dirt becomes trapped within the skin's pores and acne develops.

    The use of birth control pills for the treatment of acne is an attempt ...
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  • Federal Lawsuits Allege Yasmin/yaz Responsible For Several Deaths Nationwide
    By: Katie Kelley | - Reports have surfaced recently about possible dangers of Yasmin/Yaz in persons with some preexisting conditions. Federal lawsuits filed recently allege that since Yasmin and Yaz have been available on the market and prescribed by physicians, there have been over 50 related deaths and hundreds of serious health concerns due to complications with the medicine. Class action suits have been filed in both Ohio and Wisconsin with the possibility of patients in other states getting on board soon.
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  • Breast Pain: How To Deal With It?
    By: Andrew Stratton | - Breast pain (mastalgia) is one of the common medical complaints among women. A large number of women experience this at some stage in their lives even though the gravity varies from person to person. It often triggers the fear of cancer. So, it is very much essential for you to understand the following facts about this medical condition.

    Types Of Breast Pain:

    Mastalgia is of two types; cyclical and noncyclical. The cyclical pain occurs during your menstrual cycles b ...
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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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  • Simple Tips That Can Help Prevent Some Yeast Infections
    By: Aydan Corkern | - Yeast infections are something that many women have to deal with on a regular basis. They can show up at almost anytime, whether you are sexually active or not. Yeast is not abnormal in women, but some women simply develop more of the fungus than others. Yeast infections, or Candida as it is also referred to, can be caused and intensified by several factors, some can be avoided and some can not. If you suffer from this condition frequently, you should always consult your doctor and find out the ...
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  • Acne What Is It And How To Cope With It?
    By: MFA | - Acne, a nightmare for any young generation nowadays. From smooth and beautiful facial skin turns into dirty spots that tarnish the beauty that suppose to be owned by any individual.

    So what actually is acne? Acne is derived from greek word acme or a prime of life. It is actually a lesion in the sebaceous gland (a.k.a. sebum gland or oily gland) of hair follicle. The common sites of acne are face, earlobe, back, chest, and anogenital area. However the facial acne is particularly a ...
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  • Common Causes Of Dry Eyes
    By: Lawrence White | - There millions of people in the UK who suffer from dry eyes at some point during their life.

    We all naturally produce constant tears, irrespective of whether you are crying or not! Tears are essential to keep the eyes hydrate and are composed of three different layers, water, mucus and oil. If there is a problem with any one of these layers the condition referred to as dry eyes will be experienced.

    * The outer layer of natural tears is oil. This is produced by tiny ...
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  • Useful Information For Breastfeeding Mothers
    By: Nick Mutt | - Breastfeeding is helpful to both the baby as well as the mother in several ways. But it needs proper care and information before feeding the baby. Below are some useful information that every breastfeeding women should know:

    1. Breastfeeding should not interfere with sexual relationship as long as you as well as your partners attitude are positive. It is also known that mothers who feed their babies return to their normal physical fitness and body anatomy faster than who f ...
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  • Treating Your Yeast Infection Successfully
    By: conor mc keown | - There are several home remedies, and over-the-counter cures that have been successfully used to treat and cure yeast infections. These remedies include changes in diet, drinking a variety of fruit juices, and a variety of cleaning solutions, all that can be made from ingredients found in your refrigerator.

    One home remedy people have successfully used to treat their yeast infections is white vinegar (some people prefer using apple cider vinegar). They take a little white vinegar, ...
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  • Can Yeast Infection Get In The Mouth?
    By: conor mc keown | - Oral thrush is a form of yeast infection. The infection thrives in the warm climate of the mouth, which is a prime area that stays moist. Though oral thrush is usually a mouth infection found in babies and the elderly, it can be corrected with the proper medication and diet control.

    Diet has much to do with aiding bodily functions, including the immune system and keeping yeast growth under control. Besides diet, the other factors that can influence yeast overgrowth include: de ...
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  • Contraceptive Pill May Decrease Risk Of Tbi
    By: Katie Kelley | - Individuals who have suffered from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may see the severity of their injuries reduced by the administration of a progesterone, which is used in contraceptive pills for women.

    The research, which was published in BioMed Central's Critical Care and reported on by Science Daily, found that "preliminary animal and human studies suggest that progesterone, which is a female hormone used in the oral contraceptive pill, could be a useful and safe way to treat ac ...
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  • Contraceptives Birth Control
    By: rosy123 | - In many cases it is true that oral contraceptives can clear up acne, but this isn't true in all cases. Choosing to use oral contraceptives is a decision that must be made carefully, because there is certain side affects associated with birth control pills. With that said, however, the FDA has even approved some brands of oral contraceptives, to be used in the treatment of acne.

    Most people are surprised when they find out that there is a connection between birth control and hair l ...
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  • Lipitor
    By: Bianca Samir | - Lipitor [atorvastatin] is a lipid lowering agent marketed by PFIZER.
    It is a synthetic compound of the statin group of drug which helps in lowering the cholesterol levels in the blood. [Lipid lowering agent]
    With 2006 sales of US$12.9 billion under the brand name Lipitor, it is the largest selling drug in the world
    Lipitor [atorvastatin] is a competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A [HMG-CoA] reductase, which catalyzes an early, rate limiting step in ch ...
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  • The Birth Control And Infertility Connection
    By: Richard Corcoran | - Hundreds of thousands of women, across the country and worldwide, use some sort of pharmaceutical birth control method or oral contraceptive such as the pill to prevent pregnancy while engaging in sex. But can these contraceptive methods cause infertility?

    Some women use pharmaceutical contraception to avoid unwanted pregnancy. Others, however, use it as a means of spacing the births of their children. For those in the latter category, many fear that continuing to use pharmaceutic ...
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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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  • Fda Approves New Contraceptive Pill Lybrel
    By: EmpoweredD | - The FDA approves an oral contraceptive that also eliminates menstruation.

    Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel is now approved by the FDA to eliminate monthly menstrual periods. The drug has a lower level of synthetic hormones than other oral contraceptives and must be taken 365 days a year. According to a study by Wyeth, 59 percent of women had no periods after six months but 18% dropped out due to menstrual spotting.

    Surveys have found mixed reactions from both wome ...
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  • Acne Treatment - Birth Control Pills
    By: cdmohatta | - Birth Control Pills are used to treat acne in women. They are very effective in controlling and treating acne. They treat acne by reducing the production of sebum considerably. To understand how they do it, let us first find out more about sebum.

    Sebum is produced by sebaceous glands. These glands are found on most parts of the body. Except few, most sebaceous glands open into a hair follicle. When sebum production increases the gland gets blocked and the sebum begins filling the ...
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  • The High Blood Pressure Birth Control Pills Link Fact Or Fiction?
    By: Paul J Johnson | - Many women around the world have chosen to take an oral contraceptive pills, not just as a way to avoid getting pregnant, but also to help moderate periods and even for some to help address other health problems like acne or endometriosis. Whilst they have been proven safe and effective for the large majority of people there has been concerns about a high blood pressure birth control pills connection.

    The most common types of prescribed birth control pills available today are one ...
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  • Best Acne Treatments That Are Especially For You
    By: Robert Sheehan | - People, especially teenagers who suffer from acne are constantly on the search for the best acne treatments. Though there are a lot of products available in the markets, people try to find something that will best suit their purpose and help in the eradication of their problem.

    Acne Treatments

    Today, Proactive seems to be one of the better treatments available for acne in the market. The system of Proactive includes a renewing cleanser, repairing lotion and revitali ...
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  • Seasonale - Extended Cycle Oral Contraceptive
    By: Olivia Andrews | - Seasonal oral contraceptive is an extended- regimen birth control pill, which means it is helps to extend the time between your periods so you get them once every 3 months instead of every month. In simple words, it extends time between your periods. Seasonale is 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy when taken as directed.

    While your get the convenience of 4 periods a year, you are also more likely to have spotting and breakthrough bleeding than with a traditional monthly ...
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  • Seasonale Birth Control Pill That Is Same But Different
    By: Olivia Andrews | - Seasonale birth control pill has been approved by FDA. A new choice in oral contraceptive for woman for preventing of pregnancy. Seasonale s an extended- regimen birth control pill which means it is designed to extend the time between your expected menstrual periods so you get them once every 3 months instead of every month. Seasonale is 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy when taken as directed by your doctor.

    Although Seasonale's users have fewer scheduled menstrual cyc ...
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  • Alesse Oral Contraceptive Pills
    By: Olivia Andrews | - Alesse oral contraceptives are highly effective means to control the unwanted pregnancy. Alesse oral contraceptives consist of synthetic forms of two hormones produced naturally in the body and the fluctuating levels of these hormones plays an important role in fertility which helps to avoid unwanted pregnancy among women.

    Alesse birth control pill works effectively because it prevents the process of ovulation and thickens the cervical mucus to keep the sperm away to join the egg ...
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  • Seasonale: Should You Skip Your Periods?
    By: Lilith Mill | - Seasonale is a type of birth control pill that means that women only have 4 periods a year, rather than one each month. Some people feel that missing so many periods is unhealthy: others claim that it is actually very natural. What is the truth about this birth control?

    Seasonale is an oral contraceptive that has two types of hormones in it: ethinyl estradiol, a synthetic estrogen, and levonorgestrel, a progestin (synthetic progesterone). This same combination of hormones can be f ...
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  • Birth Control Effectiveness: Grapefruit And Other Dangers That Lower Contraceptive Effectiveness
    By: Lilith Mill | - Do you drink grapefruit juice every morning? Have you taken St. John's wort recently? Hormonal birth control pills can interact with many other things. Find out what you are doing that might lower your birth control's effectiveness even if you didn't know.

    Timing. It is important to take your birth control pill at the same time every day. Aim to take it within the same hour, if possible. This is particularly important for progestin-only pills. If you are constantly late with your ...
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  • Are Generic Contraceptives As Good As Brand Name Contraceptives?
    By: Lilith Mill | - Birth control is something that needs to be effective. In choosing their oral contraceptives, women have a large array of medications to choose from. Is choosing a generic contraceptive as good as choosing a brand name?

    The FDA has different rules for generic drugs than for the originals. When first introduced to the market, drugs have to undergo a series of tests to make sure that they not only do what they allege, but also to make sure that they don't have unpleasant or dangerou ...
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