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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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Health Guide
Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy: Surgery
...is a minor operation that takes about 30 minutes and is usually performed in a doctor's office or a family planning clinic. If the operation is performed under local anesthesia, the cost ranges... Read more »Birth Control Options for Women: Introduction
...copperBarrier devices with or without spermicides (diaphragm, cervical cap, sponge, condom)Natural family planning methods (basal body temperature, cervical mucus, symptothermal)Female... Read more »Birth Control Options for Women: Emergency Contraception
...length of periods.Immediate side effects typically subside within 1 - 2 days of taking the second dose. Family planning experts warn that emergency pill use should not be treated as a substitute... Read more »Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal
of WithdrawalAfter you quit smoking, you with have some withdrawal symptoms. Such symptoms generally peak in intensity 3 -5 days after you quit, and usually disappear after 2 weeks, although... Read more »Infertility In Women: Lifestyle Changes
Although there are no dietary or nutritional cures for infertility, a healthy lifestyle is important. Ovulatory problems are reversible by changing behavioral patterns. Such... Read more »Related News
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