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Imagine having hassle-free birth control for up to 5 years (or less, if you choose). Birth control that, once removed, allows you to try to become pregnant right away and adapts to your contraceptive needs throughout the different stages of your life. That’s Mirena, an estrogen-free intrauterine contraceptive (IUC) that delivers small amounts of hormone […]
Implanon (nearly identical to Nexplanon or Implanon NXT) is more than 99% effective: the chance of getting pregnant is less than 1 pregnancy per 100 women who use Implanon for 1 year when Implanon is inserted correctly. Implanon prevents pregnancy in several ways. The most important way is by stopping release of an egg from […]
Essure is a permanent birth control procedure that works with your body to create a natural barrier against pregnancy. This gentle procedure can be performed in a doctor’s office in less than an hour. Trusted by women and doctors for over five years, Essure is covered by most insurance providers. If the Essure procedure is […]
The NovaSure procedure is a quick, safe, simple, one-time endometrial ablation treatment. This minimally invasive procedure controls heavy bleeding by using energy to remove the lining of the uterus. The average treatment time is about 90 seconds, and only needs to be performed once to lighten or stop your periods. No pretreatment drugs are required […]
Remember when social media didn’t exist, and new mothers weren’t constantly bombarded with hundreds of different blogs, articles and videos about breast-feeding versus bottle-feeding a baby? It was a simpler time then, when parents made decisions apart from mass media. Instead they based their baby’s nutrition on his or her individual needs as well as […]
Many parents are all too aware of the following nightmare: you prepare a delicious, well-balanced meal, only to have your child refuse to eat any of it. While having a picky eater is sometimes deemed a part of rearing young children, there are often underlying medical reasons for a child who regularly will not eat. […]