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- Heather Corinna
It doesn't make any sense to presume infertility until you have had fertility tests done. At least once a week or two, I sit in the clinic I also work at counseling someone for an abortion procedure who was told or had the idea that they were infertile, and who didn't get tested to make sure that...
- Sarah Riley
Choosing a pregnancy test can be pretty overwhelming. This article is designed to give you a general overview of pregnancy tests. It will discuss what a pregnancy test does, the difference between a urine test and a blood test, how to choose a pregnancy test, when and how to use pregnancy tests, and finally what to do after a pregnancy test.
- Heather Corinna
"Where the heck do the eggs go?" is a pretty common question around here, whether someone on a hormonal method is asking, or someone NOT on a method is asking. After all, when an egg isn't fertilized it's got to go somewhere, too. And when someone understands that we are born with WAY more ovum --...
- Susie Tang
1. The hormones in birth control pills prevent the uterus from building up its lining (endometrium) as thick as it would be under a normal fertile cycle. This effect is mainly from the progesterone in the pills. Progesterone's function in the body is to maintain the endometrium in stasis, so that it...
- Heather Corinna
It's tough for me to give you a solid answer on this one, because you weren't very clear on what you were actually doing. Sometimes, when a person says they haven't had "full" intercourse, or "full" penetration, they mean they haven't had whatever their idea of that is. In other words, a person who...
- Hanne Blank
- Heather Corinna
There's a whole lot more to this anatomy than meets the eye. Sure, you may know where the penis is... but what about the rest of it? This simple guide walks you through the external and internal reproductive and urinary anatomy for most penis-bearing folks.