Sexual Health

The kind of birth control you prefer depends on your needs. Some people just need to avoid pregnancy. Other people may as well want to defend themselves or their partners from diseases that can be passed by having sex.
-As a matter of fact you may say “no”. The risk of getting pregnant or catching an STD may prevail over the satisfaction you get from sex.
- Barrier methods contain the diaphragm, the cervical cap and condoms. These methods stop pregnancy by blocking sperm from getting into the uterus. Barrier methods should be used every time you have sex. But call your attention that a woman must visit her doctor to be fitted for a diaphragm or a cervical cap. Using a diaphragm may boost the [Read more →]

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I think for most of all are interesting to know about differences in birth control pills. At first, pay your attention that in general, there are two different types of pills prescribed today: combination pill and progestin-only pill.
Progestin-only pill
Progestin-only pill or in other words the “minipill,” is typically prescribed when women using the combo pill want to reduce some of the side effects connected with estrogen or when life changes (for instance, beginning to nurse a child) hold back using synthetic estrogen. Progestin-only pills can cause more irregular menstruation than the combination pill, as a rule lessening the number of periods for about the first year. Progestin-only pills have seen less airtime as well for the reason that other progestin-only methods exist that have turn out to be more well-liked, including Depo-Provera and intrauterine devices (IUDs). [Read more →]

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Let’s talk today about natural methods of family planning.
From the very beginning let’s call our attention to a group of methods that are based on keeping away from sexual contact for the duration of time when a woman can conceive( the fertile time). A woman’s fertile time is recognized throughout observing, recording and interpreting natural signs and symptoms connected with the menstrual cycle. These methods consist of the standard day’s method, calendar (rhythm) method, cervical mucus (or ovulation) method, and basal body temperature method. These methods are called periodic abstinence. [Read more →]

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