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  2. Diaphragm (birth control) - Wikipedia

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    The actual pregnancy rates among diaphragm users vary depending on the population being studied, with yearly rates of 10% [16] to 39% [17] being reported. Unlike some other cervical barriers, the effectiveness of the diaphragm is the same for women who have given birth as for those who have not.

  3. Cervical cap - Wikipedia

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    If a cap is determined to be appropriate, the provider will determine the proper size. The user must be refitted after any duration of pregnancy, whether the pregnancy is aborted, miscarried, or carried to term through vaginal childbirth or caesarean section. [39] Several factors may make a cap inappropriate for a particular woman.

  4. Calendar-based contraceptive methods - Wikipedia

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    Even when used perfectly, calendar-based methods, especially the rhythm method, result in a high pregnancy rate among couples intending to avoid pregnancy. Of commonly known methods of birth control, only the cervical cap and contraceptive sponge have comparably high failure rates. This lower level of reliability of calendar-based methods is ...

  5. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Hypercoagulability in pregnancy likely evolved to protect women from hemorrhage at the time of miscarriage or childbirth. In developing countries, the leading cause of maternal death is still hemorrhage. [25] In the United States 2011-2013, hemorrhage made up of 11.4% and pulmonary embolisms made up of 9.2% of all pregnancy-related deaths. [26]

  6. Menstrual cup - Wikipedia

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    cold water and liquid soap (used instead of the more common bar soap so that the quantity could be more easily measured) cold water followed by steeping (putting the cup in a ceramic mug and pouring water over it as soon as the water boiled, then steeping for 5 min with the mug covered by a small plate; after five minutes, the water in the mug ...

  7. Postpartum confinement - Wikipedia

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    Isabella of Hainault rests after having given birth to the future Louis VIII of France.. Postpartum confinement is a traditional practice following childbirth. [1] Those who follow these customs typically begin immediately after the birth, and the seclusion or special treatment lasts for a culturally variable length: typically for one month or 30 days, [2] 26 days, up to 40 days, two months ...

  8. Tank top - Wikipedia

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    Tank top may refer to: Tank top (shirt), a type of sleeveless shirt (US/Australian/Canadian English) Tank top (sweater), also known as a sweater vest

  9. Period-after-opening symbol - Wikipedia

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    The period-after-opening symbol or PAO symbol is a graphic symbol that identifies the useful lifetime of a cosmetic product after its package has been opened for the first time. It depicts an open cosmetics pot and is used together with a written number of months or years.