“I need safe long-term birth control.” Any form of birth control requires a detailed cost-benefit analysis. But it’s important to use “new math” in the equation, says Rebecca Booth, MD, an OB-GYN practicing in Louisville, Kentucky, and author of The Venus Week: Discover the Powerful Secret of Your Cycle … at Any Age. “The new low-dose birth control pills are radically different from the pills of our mother’s generation,” she says. “The same is true of the progestin-containing intrauterine device (IUD), Mirena. There’s really a new landscape with lots of good choices.” ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Pregnancy’
What’s Healthier: The Pill or An IUD?
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Craving a Beer During Pregnancy: How Much Is Safe to Drink?
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
I really want a beer. It has been one of my more bizarre pregnancy cravings. So in an effort to slake this particular thirst, I embarked on a mission to prove that a little frothy beer wouldn’t hurt my developing fetus. I was dismayed to learn that no one, no medical literature or obstetrician, could justify my drinking a beer. ... read more >>
I really want a beer. It has been one of my more bizarre pregnancy cravings. So in an effort to slake this particular thirst, I embarked on a mission to prove that a little frothy beer wouldn’t hurt my developing fetus. I was dismayed to learn that no one, no medical literature or obstetrician, could justify my drinking a beer. ... read more >>
Pink Pokes Fun at Pregnancy Rumors
Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Rumored pregnant after sporting a tummy bump, the singer manages to make a joke on it by tweeting, ‘Lord knows when this 600 pound baby comes out that I’ve been growing for 8 years.’ Pop star Pink has poked fun at rumours she’s expecting her first child with husband Carey Hart by joking about having a “600 pound baby”. The “So What” hitmaker, real name Alecia Moore, sparked reports she was pregnant after she was snapped with a slight tummy bump on April 12. ... read more >>
Rumored pregnant after sporting a tummy bump, the singer manages to make a joke on it by tweeting, ‘Lord knows when this 600 pound baby comes out that I’ve been growing for 8 years.’ Pop star Pink has poked fun at rumours she’s expecting her first child with husband Carey Hart by joking about having a “600 pound baby”. The “So What” hitmaker, real name Alecia Moore, sparked reports she was pregnant after she was snapped with a slight tummy bump on April 12. ... read more >>
Pregnancy and smoking
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Pregnancy is about creating a new life, but ultimately it is the mother’s decision whether or not to continue smoking. Your pregnancy can be a powerful motivation to give up smoking, because you’re making this choice on behalf of your unborn child who is completely dependent on you. ... read more >>
Pregnancy is about creating a new life, but ultimately it is the mother’s decision whether or not to continue smoking. Your pregnancy can be a powerful motivation to give up smoking, because you’re making this choice on behalf of your unborn child who is completely dependent on you. ... read more >>
Vitamin C and Pregnancy – Help For Smoking Moms
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Whilst most women are aware of the negative effects smoking whilst pregnant can have on their developing baby, many still cannot give up. The good news is that researchers believe that taking vitamin C can counteract some of these effects. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery of the baby, poor growth, and in some instances, is implicated in fetal deaths. It can also affect the way the infant’s lungs develop, as nicotine can cross the placenta. As a result, babies may have less lung function and develop more respiratory illnesses. ... read more >>
Whilst most women are aware of the negative effects smoking whilst pregnant can have on their developing baby, many still cannot give up. The good news is that researchers believe that taking vitamin C can counteract some of these effects. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery of the baby, poor growth, and in some instances, is implicated in fetal deaths. It can also affect the way the infant’s lungs develop, as nicotine can cross the placenta. As a result, babies may have less lung function and develop more respiratory illnesses. ... read more >>
Smoking: Women’s Health Perspective
Friday, December 4th, 2009
We all have heard the warnings– cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes. The highest rate of smoking (27 percent) occurs among women between twenty-five and forty-four. ... read more >>
We all have heard the warnings– cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes. The highest rate of smoking (27 percent) occurs among women between twenty-five and forty-four. ... read more >>
Smoking During Pregnancy
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy . ... read more >>
Smoking is a major public health problem. All smokers face an increased risk of lung cancer, other lung diseases, and cardiovascular and other disorders. Smoking during pregnancy can harm the health of both a woman and her unborn baby. Currently, at least 10 percent of women in the United States smoke during pregnancy . ... read more >>
Around One In Five Pregnant Smokers Go Undetected Each Year
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Self-reported smoking during pregnancy underestimates the true number of pregnant smokers in Scotland by 17%, and results in a failure to detect 2400 pregnant smokers each year, finds new research published on bmj.com today. ... read more >>
Self-reported smoking during pregnancy underestimates the true number of pregnant smokers in Scotland by 17%, and results in a failure to detect 2400 pregnant smokers each year, finds new research published on bmj.com today. ... read more >>
Smoking During Pregnancy Puts Children At Risk Of Psychotic Symptoms
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. New research published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry shows a link between maternal tobacco use and psychotic symptoms. ... read more >>
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. New research published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry shows a link between maternal tobacco use and psychotic symptoms. ... read more >>
Smoking during pregnancy
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. ... read more >>
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. ... read more >>
ADAM33 genotype ‘interacts with in utero smoke exposure’
Monday, August 17th, 2009
MedWire News: Variations in the so-called asthma gene, ADAM33, interact with exposure to cigarette smoke in utero to influence lung function in childhood, a study has found. ... read more >>
MedWire News: Variations in the so-called asthma gene, ADAM33, interact with exposure to cigarette smoke in utero to influence lung function in childhood, a study has found. ... read more >>
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