Sex is complex!

Sex is complex, especially if a woman’s contraceptive completely changes her periods!

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Stress is everywhere!

Stress is everywhere  Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH      Stress is all about us.  It creeps into our lives like fog the day after a rainstorm.  Stress seems to taunt us with the refrain: “Stop me if you can.”  But sometimes it seems almost impossible to...

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Vasectomy use worldwide as of 2009 review!

The Global Pattern of Vasectomy Use   Vasectomies, or male sterilization, are a highly underutilized method of family planning, although they are safer, simpler, less expensive and equally as effective as female sterilization. Throughout the world,...

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Vasectomy is just a little snip! Why are men such cowards?

Above is a daigram of what happens when a man has a vasectomy. Why don’t men get it?  When a man and a woman have decided that they definitely want no more children, vasectomy may be the method to consider first. A:        Vasectomy makes a vast difference...

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