This birth control method is becoming more popular, but many misconceptions about IUDs still persist. Sept. 27, 2017 The use of IUDs has exploded recently, increasing from 2 percent of contraceptive users in 2002 to 10.3 percent in 2012 . It’s clear that many women appreciate its high rate of effectiveness (99 percent!) and convenience. Once [...]
Dr. Kecia Gaither Offers Tips for Mothers-To-Be About Ectopic Pregnancy New York, NY (PRWEB) September 27, 2017 For pregnancy to occur, an egg must be released from the ovary, travel through the fallopian tube, and be met and fertilized there by a sperm. The fertilized egg then proceeds through the fallopian tube to the uterus, where it [...]
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - New York, NY, September 27, 2017 – For pregnancy to occur, an egg must be released from the ovary, travel through the fallopian tube, and be met and fertilized there by a sperm. The fertilized egg then proceeds through the fallopian tube to the uterus, where it attaches to the uterine lining and continues to grow [...]
Can birth control make you gain weight? Or raise cancer risk? Here’s what the science says. September 26 The Pill holds the title for the most common method of birth control for women. Four out of five sexually active women have used the pill, according to the CDC, a statistic that has remained constant for nearly [...]
The pain varies from person to person, but here’s the general process. Sept. 26, 2017 Most women tend to get a little nervous when it comes to anything involving a speculum, so it’s understandable to have a few questions about what to expect at an IUD insertion. First and foremost, will it hurt? The answer: It [...]
This is one of the most common questions about birth control your ob-gyn gets asked. Managing weight is enough of a headache already, so the last thing any woman wants to do is take a medication that causes weight gain. So, do birth control pills really cause weight gain? Probably not, says ob-gyn Kecia Gaither, MD. [...]
Erica Loop Sep 19, 2017 You may have been hearing the words “hyperemesis gravidarum” more than a lot lately, thanks to one very royal pregnancy. Kate Middleton is expecting again, and — like with her other pregnancies — she has hyperemesis gravidarum. Rocking a queasy tummy along with all the other pregnancy symptoms isn’t exactly out of the norm, but [...]
Even the most organized and responsible among us forget to take the Pill once in awhile. Setting a daily timer on your phone helps, but stuff happens. Real talk: This is a big deal. After all, it’s the primary reason some women get pregnant while they take the Pill. So what should you do if you [...]
You’ve probably heard at least one friend swear that her acne cleared up once she started on the Pill. But then again, many women start taking birth control around the same time that they would naturally start having less acne—so is it fact, fiction, or just a coincidence? Yup, it’s a fact. “Clearer skin is one of the [...]
It’s pretty rare to get pregnant while properly (the key is properly) taking birth control pills, yet many women feel a little voice of paranoia in the back of their head about the different things that could go wrong. One such worry that many ob-gyns hear is, “Will antibiotics mess up my birth control?” That’s a [...]
