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by Gloria Gamat on January 10, 2010
As recently reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, the injected contraceptive has been found to be linked in significant loss of bone mass within two years of use in half the women who u...
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by Florence Cardinal on July 6, 2007
A couple of months ago I wrote a blog on a new method of birth control called NuvaRing. It sounded very promising. But it seems the risks far outweigh the benefits. The Star Ledger out of New Jersey r...
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by Florence Cardinal on June 9, 2007
As I mentioned in a previous article, there are many different methods of birth control to choose from. In the Dental and Health articles at Dental.com, there's a detailed description of the many ...
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by Florence Cardinal on April 26, 2007
Birth control pills were primarily brought on the market to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Since then they've been used for other purposes, like regulating menstruation or, in a recent development, s...
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by Florence Cardinal on April 21, 2007
You hear a lot of stories about using Birth Control Pills, and there's controversy. So much, in fact, that women don't know what they should believe.
I found an excellent article this morning...
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by Florence Cardinal on April 20, 2007
A few days ago I blogged about the new morning after birth control pill. A funny thing about this pill - If you don't take it, it doesn't work!
An article from EarthTimes.org reports:
"E...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 27, 2007
Seems like every time I go online, I find another new method of birth control. It started with condoms. Then progressed to things like diaphragm with Spermicide. Since then, there's been the pill,...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 24, 2007
One type of birth control pill is causing a great deal of controversy. Planned Parenthood even hand them out free. It's called Plan B - the morning after birth control pill.
How does it work? The...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 20, 2007
We're all different. As the saying goes, different strokes for different folks. It's true about food, clothing, the homes we choose. And it's also true about our choice of birth control.
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by Florence Cardinal on March 1, 2007
New methods of birth control seem to appear almost daily. For a while, they look promising, and then we hear all the old warnings again - like blood clots. A variety of pills are available as well as ...
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by Florence Cardinal on February 8, 2007
Ever since Birth Control Pills came on the market, there's been a worry about side effects, especially life-threatening blood clots.
Some lifestyle choices increase that risk, including smoking. ...
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by Florence Cardinal on February 4, 2007
You've just lost most of the weight after the birth of your baby. The last thing you want to do is gain more weight. No. Make that the second last, because you certainly aren't ready to get pr...
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by Florence Cardinal on February 2, 2007
Teenage pregnancies seem to be on the decline. This is good news. However, the rate is still far too high. Statistics taken from Family First Aid indicate that there are over 800,000 such pregnancies ...
