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In this week’s episode of Desperate Housewives, Nicholette Sheridan’s character, Edie, tells her boyfriend, Carlos (played by Ricardo Antonio Chavira), that she wants to have a baby. In fact, he agrees to move in with her and actually try for it. But then we see her go into the bathroom and take a birth control […]
TeenPregnancy.org has an awesome quiz for teens who are thinking about s-e-x. It combines bold design and real-life questions with photos of real teens accompanied by staggering statistics. Take it yourself, and then text or e-mail the URL to your kids.
It’s so cool that I bet they use the Send to a Friend link without […]
The month of May is overflowing with national health observances, and here at Lively Women, we’re going to talk about them! After all, how can you be lively if you’re not healthy?
Despite educational efforts in schools and communities around the country, teen pregnancy is still a major health problem in the United States, and it […]
Lately it seems like there are literally dozens if not hundreds of options when it comes to contraception. There are injections, implants, patches, pills, surgical procedures…
How do you know which is the right choice for you?
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You already know that a missed period might be the first sign that you’re pregnant. But what about these 9 lesser-known clues, courtesy of MedicineNet?
Breast tenderness or swelling.
Nausea and vomiting.
Fatigue and tireness.
Bloating.
Frequent urination (and it’s not a UTI).
Elevated body temp.
Darkening of your areola.
Melasma, or facial skin darkening.
Mood swings.
A lot of these can be easily confused […]
I’m sad to report that this is a topic near and dear to my heart. I inherited chronic bladder infections from my mom, so I’ve been battling them for quite some time now, and I got hit with a real doozy this week (TIP: It’s not a good sign when your doctor looks at the […]
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