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FOLIC ACID AWARENESS WEEK!

by Managing Contraception | Jan 6, 2011 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter

Folic Acid Awareness Week is a great time to recommit to recommending that patients take a multivitamin with 400 mcg of the B-vitamin folic acid every day. As you know, starting folic acid prior to pregnancy is an important way to reduce the risk of neural tube...

THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH MINUTE

by Managing Contraception | Jan 5, 2011 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter

Each day offers each of us many minutes, many opportunities to make the right move suggesting that we watch our minutes and our moves: Today is the day. This is the hour that counts. And….now is the minute. Today is a gift. We are not promised a single tomorrow. We...

CAN ESTROGEN CREAMS USED BY WOMEN AFFECT THEIR PETS?

by Managing Contraception | Jan 5, 2011 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter

Apparently, yes.                                     When Hormone Creams Expose Others to Risks By TARA PARKER-POPEStuart Bradford Veterinarians around the country are reporting a strange phenomenon: spayed dogs and cats, even some...

After 2 broken condoms, would using 2 condoms at once be a safer option for me?

by Managing Contraception | Jan 2, 2011 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter

My girlfriend had her normal period, but on the 5th day, we had unprotected sex, which led her to taking Postinor 2.  After 5 days she started to bleed and this went on for 3 days.  On the 4th day after bleeding, we had unprotected sex and the condom broke.  Later...

Are women still advised to take their pills at the same time very day?

by Managing Contraception | Dec 29, 2010 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter

Q:        Do birth control pill instructions still include the phrase “Take a pill every day at the same time?” A:          This remains a common instruction.  And like everything else in life there is wisdom and there are potential problems with...
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