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How can fetal alcohol spectrum disorders be prevented? #403/15

by Managing Contraception | Apr 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous

Q:        What are the facts on pregnancy and drinking?                  A:         Below are new facts from ARHP as a resource for couseling patients about pregnancy and alcohol consumption.  By clearly communicating the risks of drinking...

Where do you stand on women’s rights? #404/15

by Managing Contraception | Apr 16, 2015 | Miscellaneous

Q:        How did you become an ardent feminist?      A:        This is how I became an ardent feminist. For 15 years I have given lectures to different classes of students from Georgia Tech (several a year).  Each class had 250 to 300 students....

Could I try to become pregnant the month after my Mirena IUD removal? #402/15

by Managing Contraception | Apr 12, 2015 | IUD

Q         I am 35 years old and have had the Mirena IUD for over 3 years with no problems.  My periods stopped during that time.  My menstrual history is good with regular periods and no problems. My husband and I are ready to have another baby, so I had my...

“What you do in life thunders so loud that I can’t hear what you say.” #401/15

by Managing Contraception | Apr 12, 2015 | Miscellaneous

Q         Why are actions so much more important than words?           A:        For family planning fellows, nurse practitioners, doctors, medical and nursing students… Ralph Waldo Emerson made a wise observation when he said “What you do in...

I had sex and the condom broke. Why am I bleeding now? #316/15

by Managing Contraception | Apr 2, 2015 | Barrier Methods

Q         Why am I bleeding after my boyfriend and I had sex and the condom broke?             A:        Have you been using any other type of birth control other than condoms?  If yes, what?  If not, you should get Plan B emergency...
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