June 23, 2011
The time when intrauterine devices (IUDs) were only for women with children is up. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has now officially approved the use of IUDs for healthy women who have never been pregnant and teens. The T-shaped pieces of plastic laced with copper or hormones placed in the uterus to ...
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March 30, 2010
It looks like there is another reason to wear condoms! There’s a possibility that gonorrhoea is becoming resistant to medication, will be harder to treat, and may lead to a superbug.