Anatomy & Reproduction

The Ultimate Pregnancy Guide

Healthy Moms and Babies
Pregnant? You'll find everything you need to know about pregnancy, your body and your baby's health right here.

5 Safe Sex Myths
Can you tell sex facts vs. fiction? Read on and arm yourself with the latest information about sex and pregnancy.
3 Safe Sex Myths
In Part one we focused on pregnancy-related myths. We begin this installment by considering what you can do if there has been a safe sex mishap or if you were --heaven forbid! -- foolish enough to bypass protection entirely.

Sex & Your Body
In order to understand how pregnancy occurs, you need to learn a little about your menstrual cycle, hormones and ovulation.
Could you be pregnant?
Your period's late, your breasts hurt, and you've been throwing up like a frat boy. Find out about pregnancy symptoms.

Introduction to Birth Control
Find out how to prevent pregnancy by learning about the different options.
Oral Contraception
Oral contraception is one of the most popular forms of birth control because of its convenience and reliability.
Barrier Methods
Barrier methods of birth control typically include the condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, and contraceptive sponge. Learn more about your options.
NuvaRing, Norplant & IUDs
Expert Amy Hendel explains the pros and cons of these alternative birth control options.

The Obsession with Breasts and Body Image
The American obsession with breasts is inescapable. Everywhere you look -- television, magazine covers, billboards. You can’t avoid them.
Busting Out
Unless you're putting yourself through college by waiting tables at Hooters, being small-breasted is not such a big deal most of the time.
Make Peace With Your Breast Size
Most women want their breasts to be bigger, smaller, perkier, rounder, higher, lower, smoother or sexier.
Ally McMeal
Women are bombarded with images of an unrealistic body ideal -- from the anorexic-looking Calista Flockhart to the buxom but rail-thin Gisele.
Liposuction Lessons
Tara has a great body. But the standards she's most concerned with are those of fashion models...
Just a Girl?
Our celebrity roundtable weighs in on girlhood, womanhood and all things in between