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  2. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

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    This is an option where a medical professional will inject the hormone progestin into a woman's arm or buttocks every 3 months to prevent pregnancy. The failure rate is 4%. [1] Women can also get an implant into their upper arm that releases small amounts of hormones to prevent pregnancy. The implant is a thin rod-shaped device that contains ...

  3. Birth control - Wikipedia

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    About 222 million women who want to avoid pregnancy in developing countries are not using a modern birth control method. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Birth control use in developing countries has decreased the number of deaths during or around the time of pregnancy by 40% (about 270,000 deaths prevented in 2008) and could prevent 70% if the full demand for ...

  4. Calendar-based contraceptive methods - Wikipedia

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    However, many women have shorter luteal phases, and a few have longer luteal phases. [33] For these women, the rhythm method formula incorrectly identifies a few fertile days as being in the infertile period. [19] Roughly 30-50% of women have phases outside this range. [34] Finally, calendar-based methods assume that all bleeding is true ...

  5. Hormonal contraception - Wikipedia

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    This is needed for cases of implant migration. It is effective for three years and is usually done in office. It is over 99% effective. It works in 3 ways: 1. Prevents ovulation- usually an egg does not mature 2. thickens cervical mucus so to prevent sperm from reaching the egg 3.

  6. Fertility awareness - Wikipedia

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    Fertility awareness methods may be used to avoid pregnancy, to achieve pregnancy, or as a way to monitor gynecological health. Methods of identifying infertile days have been known since antiquity, but scientific knowledge gained during the past century has increased the number, variety, and especially accuracy of methods.

  7. Vaccine hesitancy increasing among pregnant women, a CDC ...

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    The vaccine is given during each subsequent pregnancy because those antibodies decrease in the mother's body over time. The single-dose RSV shot from Pfizer is recommended between 32 and 36 weeks ...

  8. Combined oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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    Combined oral contraceptive pills are a type of oral medication that were originally designed to be taken every day at the same time of day in order to prevent pregnancy. [26] [37] There are many different formulations or brands, but the average pack is designed to be taken over a 28-day period (also known as a cycle).

  9. 5 Beauty Lessons All Women Over 60 Can Learn from Demi ... - AOL

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    I've also noticed that the Empire star often opts for creamy formulas, in order to avoid accentuating fine lines, wrinkles and overall textured skin. 3. Consider a Soft Smokey Eye