Birth Control: Overview

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  • Bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole, and tetracycline

    02/07/08, Healthwise

    Check the labels of any medicines or food products you use to make sure they do not contain alcohol.

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  • Raltegravir

    07/22/08, Healthwise

    Before using raltegravir, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have a muscle disorder, kidney disease, or liver disease.

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  • Preventive Measures

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    It is important to distinguish between birth control and prevention of STDs. While birth control pills and IUDs help prevent pregnancy, neither measure offers any worthwhile protection against disease.

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  • Emergency Contraception

    05/22/08, Healthwise

    Emergency contraception is a way to prevent pregnancy if:

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  • Barrier Contraceptives

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Women have been using barrier contraceptives for more than 3,000 years. Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans inserted a mixture of herbs, tree resins, and honey or oil into their vaginas. Some African women used hollowed-out okra pods as a vaginal

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  • IUDs - Still Worth Considering

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    If intrauterine devices were automobiles, the Dalkon Shield would have been a Pinto, according to a 1992 news article in USA Today. The faulty design of both products warranted a massive recall and served to smudge the reputation of their manufactur

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  • How IUDs Got a Bad Name

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    During the 1960s and 1970s, IUDs thrived. All of them were made of plastic (polyethylene), with some barium sulfate added so that they would show up on x-rays. The first American IUD, a large device called the Margulies Coil, caused a lot of bleedin

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  • How Effective Are IUDs?

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Like the famous battery, the IUD "keeps working, and working, and working." Depending on the brand, it will protect you from pregnancy for up to 10 years. And, best of all, you don't have to do anything: There's no pill to remember or device to inse

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  • Who Should Avoid the IUD?

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    If you have a sexually transmitted disease—or risk getting one from a variety of sexual partners—you definitely should not use an IUD. In addition, if you're monogamous but aren't sure about your partner, an IUD might not be the best choice. IUD ma

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  • IUD Advantages and Disadvantages

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    IUDs are extremely effective in preventing pregnancy, and they are safe for the right women. They are easy to use because there's nothing to remember, and they don't change your normal cyclic hormonal pattern. However, unlike some methods of birth

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