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Sex Education: Would You Give Your Child Birth Control?
My younger sister is expecting. She just entered her third trimester and, I say this with love, she is noticeably pregnant. My older sister and I had kids around the same time and our second children were too young at the time to understand the process. That is not the case with this latest pregnancy. MORE »
Most Common Reason for Unplanned Births: ‘I Didn’t Think I Could Get Pregnant’
About 37 percent of U.S. births are the result of unplanned pregnancies, says a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a branch of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). For those not using contraception, the most common reason given was “I didn’t think I could get pregnant.” What’s worse, that response MORE »
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The Ad Campaign You Never Want Your Kids To See
OK, so it’s not like there are any ad campaigns you really do want your kids to see. But this one takes the prize for “keep that horrorshow away from my babies!” It’s not because the graphics are gross or way too sexy. In fact, they’re kind of cool. That’s the problem. This is an MORE »
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Emergency Contraception May Not Prevent Implantation of Fertilized Eggs
An article in the New York Times yesterday presented the information that emergency contraceptive pills (Plan B) likely do not prevent implantation of a fertilized egg, as previously thought. The article examined over a decade’s worth of science that studied the pills and how they work and reports that a consensus is emerging that the MORE »
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Coming Soon? Birth Control Pill for Men
Finally! Maybe sometime in the near future it will be up to your husband to remember to take his birth control pill. As reported on Jezebel, birth control pills for men might be just around the corner. Two new studies have just been released which make non-hormonal contraception for men look like a real possibility MORE »
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IUD As Emergency Contraception?
Think the morning after pill is the only way to prevent pregnancy if the condom breaks? Think again! Apparently, having an IUD inserted is more effective than emergency contraceptive pills. A new study published in the journal Human Reproduction showed that a copper IUD used as emergency contraceptive was extremely effective at preventing pregnancy: The MORE »
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Oops! Almost 50 Percent of Women Overestimate the Effectiveness of Their Birth Control
When one is trying actively NOT to become pregnant but yet still likes to get busy, relying on some form of birth control is key. And while you may believe you are safe from becoming knocked up by taking the pill and/or using condoms, there are some worrisome findings reported by the American Journal of MORE »
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Woman Continues to Get Pregnant Despite Contraception
For many women, getting a positive pregnancy test is a dream come true. It may have taken months or even years to conceive a child and finally they are getting results that they have long awaited for. For Gemma Potter, the last thing she wants to see is a plus sign on her pregnancy test. MORE »
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