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5 Reasons Why Women Should Consider An IUD

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Nearly half of Chinese women have one. In Europe, it's the most popular form of long-term contraception. But while the intrauterine device (IUD) has long reigned supreme as the world's most widely used form of birth control, you'd be hard-pressed to find an American woman under 40 who's familiar with it. In the US, less than two percent of women use the IUD, which has been overlooked as a mainstream birth control option due to a combination of ignorance and persistent myths about its safety. Best Birth Control Options

If you haven't though seriously about the IUD, consider these benefits:

Will you have “the Talk” before it’s too late?

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Ah, the irony. Just when we get our heads around the idea that we’re overparenting our kids into apathetic nubs, we find out that we’re still underparenting in one crucial area. That’s right, even…

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Tubal Sterilization vs. Vasectomy

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Please help us welcome Dr. Vanessa Cullins into the EMandLO.com fold. She is a…

Birth Control Options—Explained

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By Sarah Jio

Are you confused by all the birth control options out there? In the last 10 years, there have been so many advances in pregnancy prevention that it’s…

Nutrients Depleted by Common Pharmaceutical Drugs

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Move over Rolaids and Tylenol. Step aside Tums and Seldane. If you spell relief D-R-U-G-S, you might want to consider the effects of doing so.

First there are the obvious side-effects of drugs. The pharmaceuticals that millions of people turn to for relief from pain,…

The 14 Things You Need to Know About the Nuva Ring

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Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions on EMandLO.com once every two weeks. To ask her…

Side Effects of Birth Control Shots

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By Heather Rutherford The birth control shot is an injectable dose of progesterone that works to prevent pregnancy for 12 weeks at a time. By brand name, this shot is called Depo-Provera. While birth control shots are fairly good at preventing pregnancy, upward of 97 percent, there are always risks…

Birth Control: Friend or Foe

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For a year I did the birth control thing. Yaz, to be specific. I hated it. I was moody and bloated. I went to several doctors in regards to it and some tried to tell me that my mood swings and weight gain was in my head, while others totally validated my concerns. Eventaully I decided to just…