Miscellaneous

  • An Introduction To Birth Control

    An Introduction To Birth Control

    The dictionary defines birth control as “a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant.” Birth control has become imperative in today’s world, due to the global rise in...

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  • Birth Control Patch

    Birth Control Patch

    The birth control patch or contraceptive patch is applied on the skin for a period of seven days, and releases synthetic estrogen and progestin hormones to prevent pregnancy. The birth control patch is similar to contraceptive pills and offers similar effectiveness; however, is much easier...

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  • Birth Control Pill

    Birth Control Pill

    Birth control pills, or oral contraceptives, are a popular method of preventing pregnancy. Female contraceptive pills consist of a pill with the doses of synthetic hormones like progestin or estrogen, taken orally by a woman to prevent pregnancy. Although some birth control pills balance the...

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  • Birth Control Side Effects

    Birth Control Side Effects

    Women take birth control pills in order to restrict the size of their families and also get away from the vicious “hand to mouth” cycle of poverty. Some of the women may have side-effects from taking these pills, including nausea, headaches, bleeding between periods, breast...

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  • Female Impotence

    Female Impotence

    Female impotence, or female sexual dysfunction, is a catchall term used to describe difficulties in having sexual desire, enjoying sex, being adequately aroused or having an orgasm. A woman may experience decreased sexual desire for a number of reasons including stress and exhaustion. She may...

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  • Impotence

    Impotence

    An estimated 10 to 15 million men in the United States suffer from impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction. Some people also use the term impotence to describe other problems such as lack of sexual desire and the inability to ejaculate or have an orgasm....

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  • Impotence Causes

    Impotence Causes

    Impotence may have a physical, lifestyle, or psychological cause. An underlying medical condition is the most common cause of impotence. Such conditions may interfere with the blood supply to the penis, the generation of nerve impulses involved in getting and maintaining an erection. Some medical...

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  • Impotence Drugs

    Impotence Drugs

    There are a number of drugs available for the treatment of impotence. They can be taken by mouth, injected into the side of the penis, or inserted into the male urethra. Impotence drugs should only be taken as prescribed by a physician. It is important...

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  • Impotence Help

    Impotence Help

    A lot of good information and help for impotence is available to people who need it. The popularity of recent treatment has also helped remove some of the stigma associated with discussing impotence as more people realize it is often treatable at all ages. Keeping...

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  • Impotence Treatments

    Impotence Treatments

    Impotence falls into two broad categories, impotence caused by a physical condition and that caused by a psychological condition. Sometimes impotence due to a physical condition may be worsened by a psychological component. The treatment of impotence should always include treatment of the underlying cause...

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  • Male Impotence

    Male Impotence

    Male impotence, or erectile dysfunction, is the inability to maintain an erection for a long enough time to have sex. A man who suffers from impotence may be unable to have an erection altogether, be unable to maintain it for more than a short period,...

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  • Psychological Impotence

    Psychological Impotence

    Mental stimulation plays a major role in sex, both in its overall enjoyment and in mediating the physiological pathways of arousal. There are a number of reasons for psychological impotence. Often, stress or exhaustion may be possible explanations for impotence. Anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress...

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  • Ovulation

    Ovulation

    Childbirth is a momentous occasion, whether a first born or the seventh. The health and upbringing of a newborn is dependent on mother’s preparedness on how she handles this delicate issue. We can read or watch videos of childbirth but it is experience that carries...

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  • Ovulation After Miscarriage

    Ovulation After Miscarriage

    “Why me” is the plaintive cry of a woman going through a Miscarriage. Not every ovulation results in pregnancy, and not every pregnancy results in childbirth. Miscarriage is the frustrating aftermath of ovulation having misfired. It is for women to rebuild and restart if they...

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  • Ovulation And Conception

    Ovulation And Conception

    Conception and Ovulation are two sides of same coin and a crucial stage in the delicate balance of hormonal system, sperm production and pregnancy. A man produces sperm every day, while women ovulate only once during an ovulation cycle. In this short time period of...

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  • Ovulation Bleeding

    Ovulation Bleeding

    Ovulation Bleeding is different from menstrual flow. The color of Ovulation Bleeding varies from pink to red, is light and for 1 or 2 days duration. If bleeding occurs at 2 weeks interval then it is due to lack of ovulation and can be due...

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  • Ovulation Cycles

    Ovulation Cycles

    The development of a human being is a traumatic or pleasurable journey, depending on the reception a female egg receives on its journey from ovary to uterus via the fallopian tube. The menstrual cycle is a minor hurdle, as the duration of the menstrual cycle...

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  • Ovulation Pain

    Ovulation Pain

    Pain can take any form from heart ache, headache, or pain accompanying menses, childbirth or death. Add to this Ovulation Pain, which nearly twenty percent of women endure every month. To differentiate Ovulation Pain from appendicitis or abdominal pain one needs to differentiate the symptoms....

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  • Ovulation Tests

    Ovulation Tests

    Instinct tells a woman that she is ready to conceive, but to be doubly sure take personal or laboratory tests. For starters, estimate the approximate time of ovulation by calculating the length of the average menstrual cycle. Begin from day one, that is the first...

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  • Signs Of Ovulation

    Signs Of Ovulation

    According to a study by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) women experience a slight rise in body temperature immediately after ovulation. One can monitor this temperature first thing in the morning to determine occurrence of ovulation. Sometimes temperature reading is affected due...

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  • Natural Progesterone

    Natural Progesterone

    Natural Progesterone is derived from natural sources, such as plants. Many health food stores and Internet sites sell Natural Progesterone compounds, or plants they are derived from such as wild yams, soy and fenugreek, with various claims to reduce menopausal symptoms. However, Progesterone from these...

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  • Progesterone

    Progesterone

    Progesterone is a hormone found in human beings, and is derived from cholesterol. In women, Progesterone is helps maintain a normal menstrual cycle and plays an important role during pregnancy. In both women and men, Progesterone is a precursor of testosterone and estrogen. Progesterone is...

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  • Progesterone Benefit

    Progesterone Benefit

    Progesterone occurs naturally in the human body and is produced by the adrenal glands in both sexes, the ovaries in women, the placenta during pregnancy, and the testes in men. Progesterone has several important roles in women. It maintains a normal menstrual cycle and plays...

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  • Progesterone Creams

    Progesterone Creams

    Progesterone is a female hormone that plays an important role in the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy. It plays a balancing role with estrogen, and if not present in adequate amounts in the body, may predispose a woman to certain types of breast and uterine...

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  • Progesterone Levels

    Progesterone Levels

    In women who are not pregnant, Progesterone prepares the endometrium, or lining of the uterus, for implantation by the fertilized egg. Progesterone Levels are lowest during menstruation, and remain low up until ovulation. This is the point approximately midway through a normal menstrual cycle when...

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