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  2. Birth control - Wikipedia

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    While all methods of birth control have some potential adverse effects, the risk is less than that of pregnancy. [30] After stopping or removing many methods of birth control, including oral contraceptives, IUDs, implants and injections, the rate of pregnancy during the subsequent year is the same as for those who used no birth control. [32]

  3. Pregnancy test - Wikipedia

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    The two primary methods are testing for the female pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine using a pregnancy test kit, and scanning with ultrasonography. [1] Testing blood for hCG results in the earliest detection of pregnancy. [2] Almost all pregnant women will have a positive urine pregnancy test one week ...

  4. Calendar-based contraceptive methods - Wikipedia

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    Days 8–19 are considered fertile; considered unsafe for unprotected intercourse; Day 20 through the end of the cycle are considered infertile. When used to avoid pregnancy, the standard days method has been estimated [22] to have perfect-use efficacy of 95% and typical-use efficacy of 88%.

  5. Cervical cap - Wikipedia

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    Contraceptive Technology reports that the method failure rate of the Prentif cervical cap with spermicide is 9% per year for nulliparous women (women who have never given birth), and 26% per year for parous women (who have given birth). [2] The actual pregnancy rates among Prentif users vary depending on the population being studied, with ...

  6. Fertility awareness - Wikipedia

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    Also, 18 consecutive days of elevated temperatures means a woman is almost certainly pregnant. [61] Estimated ovulation dates from fertility charts are a more accurate method of estimating gestational age than the traditional pregnancy wheel or last menstrual period (LMP) method of tracking menstrual periods. [62]

  7. Why do doctors always ask about your last menstrual period ...

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    Knowing the first day of a woman’s last menstrual period is useful in other ways. Dr. Arlene Go, an ob-gyn and specialist fellow studying endometriosis at Hera Biotech, tells Yahoo Life that it ...

  8. Doctors Explain The Surprising Reason Birth Control Is Less ...

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    Early studies are showing that inadvertent exposure in the first trimester of pregnancy was not associated with birth defects, but at the moment it is not recommended to take a GLP-1 during pregnancy.

  9. Plan B has been available over the counter for 10 years now ...

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    On June 20, 2013, Plan B became available over the counter, helping women avoid point-of-sale barriers to emergency contraception. A lot has changed in reproductive care in the U.S. since then ...