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The morning-after pill is a type of emergency birth control, also called emergency contraception. It can help prevent pregnancy after sex if your regular ...
What birth control is best for women over age 35 or 40? Can you still get pregnant in your 40s and 50s? These are common questions women ask of their ...
If you take the birth control pill (oral contraceptive), you're probably happy with its convenience and reliability. Still, you may have questions about how ...
Birth control pills are not all the same. They come with different hormones (estrogen and progesterone or progesterone alone) and can affect your periods ...
If you took birth control pills before you knew you were pregnant, the risks of birth defects are low.
A contraceptive injection is birth control you receive in the form of a shot once every three months. The injection, which contains the hormone progestin, ...
It is a birth control pill that contains two types of hormones, ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone, and when taken properly, prevents pregnancy. It works by ...
March 29, 2013. Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 44 and would like to discontinue taking birth control pills. Do I need to use another form of contraception if I want ...
Birth control methods such as having surgery to become sterile or not having sex are more effective than birth control pills. Discuss your options for birth ...
Mirena is brand name for a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD). A hormonal IUD is a type of birth control that's placed in the uterus and uses hormones to give ...
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