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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

What Are The Side Effects Of Birth Control

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Your Guide To Choosing Birth Control

By Amy Hendel Health Expert

You are off to the doctor to discuss birth control, and depending on your age, your health and family history, your marital status, your religious beliefs and convenience and costs, you want to have a frank discussion.  Ultimately you want to make an informed decision about the birth control that works best with your lifestyle.  So you are better served if you come armed and ready with a list of questions, concerns and the desire to leave your gynecologists office with a birth control method t...

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The Pill
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

When we talk about hormone methods of birth control we are primarily referring to a pill form of... Read more »

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The Sexual Health Connection Question of the Week!
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...site.    My question this week is:  What method of birth control do you use?  And do you... Read more »

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Birth Control Side Effects Guide
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

There are a variety of choices when it comes to birth control.  One type of birth control is the... Read more »

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Are the Meds You're Taking Causing Sexual Dysfunction
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...effect, you can use a vaginal lubricant.   You take birth control pills to avoid an unwanted... Read more »

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Plan B: The Morning After Pill
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...that you can take a certain dose of your current birth control pills as emergency contraception.... Read more »

Health Guide

What You Need to Know About Birth Control
...evenly divided between intended and unintended (no contraception or failed contraception).  If no birth control is used, there is a 25% chance that intercourse will result in a pregnancy.  So if... Read more »
A Matter of Heart
...years old, she didn't know she was increasing her chances of having a heart attack by taking low-dose birth control pills and smoking 40 cigarettes -- essentially two packs -- every day. "I didn't... Read more »
Medication for Social Anxiety Disorder
...including over the counter pain medications (Advil, Motrin and Tylenol), cold medications, certain birth control bills, allergy medications and some herbal supplements. Interactions with these... Read more »
Make Peace With Your Breast Size
...certain size and giving it more hormones isn't going to trick it into growing more," says Love. "Even a birth control pill won't increase your breast size unless you gain weight while you're on... Read more »
St. John's Wort
...increases sensitivity to sunlight, can interfere with other medications and can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.   Some manufacturers of herbal remedies will use testimonials of... Read more »

Medications

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...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »

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...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »

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...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »

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...can decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control by decreasing the amount of... Read more »

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...can decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control by decreasing the amount of... Read more »

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