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IUDs and Implants: Safe Options for Young Women

Tags: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG, birth control, contraception, fertility, IUDs, pregnancy, teenage pregnancy

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued new guidelines approving other — possibly more effective — options to condoms, pills and patches.

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What’s It Like to Get an IUD?

Tags: birth control, contraception, IUD, pregnant

Thinking about an IUD method of birth control? It only takes minutes to insert, and then you’re set for years. Find out more about this procedure.

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Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops

Tags: CDC, contraception, Depo-Provera, IUDs, IUS, pediatrics, pregnancy, sex, teenage pregnancy

New findings released by the National Center for Health Statistics finds teen pregnancy in the United States has hit a historic low.

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You Don’t Have to Go With the Flow

Tags: contraception, D&C, fibroids, hysterectomy, menopause, menses, menstrual flow, Mirena, Natazia, perimenopausal

Just because many midlife perimenopausal women experience heavy menstrual flow, it does not mean you have to accept this.