All Entries in the "Women’s Reproductive Health" Category
What Is IVF? 6 Facts You Must Know
Most couples wanted to have babies. However, because of some factors involved such as infertility, impotency, hormonal imbalance and others, some couples have difficulty conceiving. Over the years, doctors and scientists have developed different means of conceiving, in vitro fertiliation or IVF among others. What is IVF? How is this done? Is this safe? These [...]
5 Major Disadvantages Of Having Unplanned Pregnancy
Nothing is more exciting than expecting a baby. Couples love to have children of their own especially if they’ve been together for so long. However, there are times when unplanned pregnancy occurs. In this case, couples can’t hide their disappointment and even blame each other for their carelessness. Unplanned pregnancy is very common especially to [...]
Impatience Driving Up C Section Rates
According to a new study reported in the LA Times, something as simple as patience could help lower the rate of Cesarean section deliveries, which, today account for a third of all births in the United States. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development released a study which showed that [...]
How To Manage Dysmenorrhea?
A normal menstrual flow may be accompanied by pain, but the difference with dysmenorrhea is that the woman can still perform her daily activities in a normal menstrual flow and would not need an analgesic. There are two classifications of dysmenorrhea; the primary dysmenorrhea related to structural or functional disorder in the reproductive system. This [...]
Save Your Unborn Child Through Abortion Alternatives
If you have just found out you are pregnant, you may be facing some serious stress about what to do with your life next, and most importantly, if you are going to keep the baby or not. Abortion has been a choice for many women who cannot keep their babies for one reason or the [...]
The Usage Of Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception is a safety method that is used after having unprotected intercourse, to eliminate the possibility of unwanted pregnancy. This is also known as postcoital contraception or the morning-after pill. These are legal ways of averting from pregnancy as abortion and contraception are two very different terms. Emergency contraception performs the task of avoiding [...]
Stress And PMS – The Connection
You may have noticed that when you are stressed, your PMS symptoms such as mood swings, irritability, poor concentration, depression and basic crabbiness are worse? Many studies, have, over the years identified the connection between stress and PMS, but it wants clear, which of the two was responsible for the other. Researchers from the National [...]
How Is The Female Condom Different From The Male Condom?
Certainly the female condom is less popular than the male condom, which is far more widely used and also much more widely available around the world. As the name suggests the female condom is to be used by the women, and may be inserted into the vagina prior to intercourse. Intercourse does not have to [...]
