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Natural Family Planning Methods
Natural family planning contraceptive methods do not use medication, physical devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Instead, these cycle-based fertility awareness methods rely on tracking the changes in the body that signal fertility. A woman is only fertile during part of her menstrual cycle. By monitoring certain changes in her body, a woman can more or less predict the fertile phase and abstain from sexual intercourse during that time. She can also use barri...
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9/10/07 #8 - Severe headaches, not convimced they're Migraines?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...them would work for you, but not produce the side effects you get from Imitrex. Good luck,John... Read more »
Hormones and Mood - Before You Seek Out an Antidepressant or Sleep Pill, Consider Progesterone
By Sandy Greenquist , Health Expert...considered an illness. The hormone shifts of the menstrual cycle, and later menopause, have not... Read more »
Your Guide To Choosing Birth Control
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...doctor. For others, convenient may mean few side effects, or it may mean no disruption of sex... Read more »
advice to young women: eat!
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert...compensating with adequate food intake. If a woman's menstrual cycle stops as a consequence of... Read more »
My Period is Late! Reasons other than Pregnancy for a Delayed Period
By Merely Me , Health Expert...let's talk about what is considered normal as far as menstrual cycle length. You always start... Read more »
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Women with ADHD: Special Considerations
...be more than you can handle. Add to the mix the AD/HD, and it can easily put you into a tailspin. Effects of Living with AD/HD For some women, just holding their own in a conversation can be a... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Highlights
...pain, suggests a small study in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Toremifene blocks the effects of estrogen.Lifestyle Approaches for Managing PMSSimple lifestyle approaches may... Read more »Menstrual Disorders: Risk Factors
...start menstruating at age 11 or younger are at higher risk for severe pain, longer periods, and longer menstrual cycles. Between 20 - 90% of teenage girls report menstrual pain and about 15%... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Complications
...High estrogen and progesterone levels, which occur in the luteal phase, affect insulin, although their effects vary widely among individuals. In one study of women with insulin-dependent diabetes,... Read more »Preventing Migraines
...may outweigh the low risk of a serious adverse event. Keeping a migraine record for at least three menstrual cycles can help confirm whether a woman actually has a true menstrual migraine. Read more »
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