Yes, you can reach and maintain a healthy weight. Despite the discouraging news of failures in many diet programs and America's growing problem with obesity, researchers are finally beginning to pin down just which strategies work - and which fail -
The most serious problems you might have with an IUD are infection, tubal pregnancy, and perforation of the uterine wall. These and other complications cause 1 in about every 100 to 300 IUD users to be hospitalized for intensive antibiotic treatment
Barrier contraceptives won't prevent pregnancy unless you and your partner remember to use them every time you have sex. That means planning ahead. Unlike methods such as the IUD or the Pill, barrier contraceptives need to be applied within a specif
Between withdrawal and sterilization lies contraception, a reversible form of birth control that relies on some kind of equipment, device, or medication. There are four basic kinds of contraception: Barrier methods, Intrauterine device, Hormonal me
Like Norplant implants, Depo-Provera contains no estrogen and is therefore free of estrogen-related side effects. It is, however, associated with its own set of complications: bleeding irregularities, cancer risks, bone mineral density changes, low
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