POYAI, Thailand — Maikaew Panomyai did a little dance coming out of the examination room, switching her hips, waving her fists in the air and crowing, in her limited English: “Everything’s O.K.! Everything’s O.K.!” Translation: The nurse just told me I do not have cervical cancer, and even the little white spot I had treated three years ago is still gone.
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So you have finally decided to stop relying on hormone-based contraception and you are wondering what to expect as your body adjusts. You might also wonder where you go from here, in terms of reliable family planning options, if you are still not ready to get pregnant. For every woman, getting off the pill (or vaginal ring, IUD, patch and implant)...
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One environmental group from the San Francisco Bay Area recently filed a proposal to impose stricter measures on chemicals and other pollutants that are presently being dumped in the area’s waters. According to their findings, these pollutants are affecting human hormone levels that cause infertility among other health problems. Furthermore,...
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EverydayHealth.com Jillian Michaels sits down with actress, producer, and writer Rita Wilson for an exclusive, intimate interview on getting started in acting, her proudest moments, and her big new gig, as editor-at-large for Huff/Post 50.
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Poor oral health is just as bad for fertility as obesity, and could delay the time of conception by as much as two months, Professor Roger Hart told the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on Tuesday.
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“If anything should be beautifully designed, it’s the products that engage our sexuality,” says Ethan Imboden, the founder and chief creative of JIMMYJANE.
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Sex objects don't look like themselves anymore. While the industry of personal sexual satisfaction is still dominated by glittery phalli and plastic rabbits, a handful of companies that challenge the anatomical form factor have started to emerge. And San Francisco-based Jimmyjane has been one of the driving forces behind this new design of delight.
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When Black Label sex toys offered to send me my first Jimmy Jane sex toy I certainly wasn’t going to say NO! I was a little wary of asking for the form 2 due to its almost infamous “glitch” and thought that the form 3 would be a much safer bet…. but then again I kinda suck at betting!!
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Germany's Green Party is worried about the health risks of sex toys. Dildos and vibrators contain dangerously high levels of phthalates and other plasticizers, which can cause infertility and hormone imbalances, they claim. Now the party wants the government to take action to protect the 20 percent of Germans who use sex toys.
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(NaturalNews) Last month everyone wore pink to symbolize the awareness of breast cancer. Even with so much information coming out on the subject, people still heavily fear being a victim of the disease that killed approximately 41,000 people in 2006. With all of the allegedly "safe" and "beneficial" practices such as screenings and drug treatments, the prevalence of breast cancer has yet to diminish. Even in light of these supposedly "safe" practices, none of them actually serve to prevent breast cancer. There aren't many physical common denominators when observing people with breast cancer. One such variable that seems to influence the risk drastically, however, is weight.
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