Category: General Health
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The Vaginal Ring Hormonal Contraceptive
The vaginal ring is a small, round, flexible, plastic device that is inserted inside your vagina to help prevent pregnancy. It has hormones estrogen and progestin in their synthetic forms. Just like the patch, it releases hormones directly into your bloodstream once put in your vagina to actively stop pregnancy. The vaginal ring is a…
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The Patch Hormonal Contraceptive
One of the simplest contraceptives to use, the patch also known as a trans-dermal contraceptive is a hormonal contraceptive that is placed on the skin on a weekly basis to prevent pregnancy. It has the hormones estrogen and progestin that make it work effectively. When the patch is used correctly, it is 99% effective to…
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Birth Control Pills:Overview, Benefits, Downsides, Risks
In this day and age, there are many contraceptives you can use to prevent pregnancy and birth control pills are one of them. Birth control pills are also known as oral contraceptives as they are administered through the mouth. They are highly recommended to every sexually active female. There are a variety of birth control…
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Hormonal Contraceptives: Types, Advantages, and Disadvantages
Hormonal contraceptives are birth control methods. Hormonal contraceptives contain estrogen and progesterone or just progesterone hormones in their synthetic form. These forms of birth control work to prevent pregnancy by delaying the release of the ovum (egg), thin the layers of the uterus making the environment unfriendly for the egg to attach itself, and by…
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Answers To 11 Common Questions About COVID-19
The COVID-19 disease hit the world with a bang in the year 2020. It was declared a Public Health Emergency internationally on 30 January 2020 and declared a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. Let’s answer some of the questions you may have about COVID-19. When was COVID-19 identified? COVID-19 was officially identified on the…
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