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	<title>eHealthopedia.com - Because Your Health Deserves The Right Answers &#187; Reproductive Health</title>
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		<title>Are You Worried About Your Monthly Pain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>albert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you suffer painful monthly problems? If yes, than you should know the  reason behind it. These problems may be due to hormonal changes in the body.  There can be many reasons behind this problem. During menstrual cycle, menstrual  cramp can occur due to the contraction of the uterus, which is also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you suffer painful monthly problems? If yes, than you should know the  reason behind it. These problems may be due to hormonal changes in the body.  There can be many reasons behind this problem. During menstrual cycle, menstrual  cramp can occur due to the contraction of the uterus, which is also called  dysmenorrhea. When menstruation is in process, a hormone called as  prostaglandins induces a painful cramp in the uterus. In the menstrual phase,  during ovulation female hormone &#8220;progesterone&#8221; stimulates the production of  prostaglandins.<span id="more-132"></span></p>
<h4>Consequences</h4>
<p>Usually first day of the menstrual cycle have a painful effect, this is so  because before starting the menstrual flow one experiences symptoms like  headache, vomiting and nausea, body pain, giddiness etc. The pain slows down as  the flow progresses. The painful days during menstruation may prove fatal in extreme cases.</p>
<p>This painful effect may also be hereditary, that is family history may also  result to this problem. In early age girls start getting painful days of  menstruation; this can be due to endometriosis. Various reasons are responsible  for the severe pain; one of the reasons may be contracting of cervix, pelvic  inflammation disease and even fibroids.</p>
<p>It may also be due to the use of certain devices like intrauterine, which may  result into the severe pain during those monthly days.<br />
Say by to the pain</p>
<p>One can get rid of it for time being by consuming some pain killers like  acetaminophen, ibuprofen which helps in relief the pain to some extent but can  not inhibit prostaglandins-the causative agent. The female hormone progesterone  can naturally benefit this problem.</p>
<p>Many females usually get little relief from the cramp pain as they perform the  regular physical activities. Including nutritious food in the diet rich in zinc  and calcium helps in providing relief to the cramps, bloating and related  symptoms. Hence drinking hot beverages like tea, coffee etc may also give  relief. Even taking hot water bath may also give relief.</p>
<p>In order to ovoid  the regular monthly pain one should practice active exercise regularly, consume  healthy and nutritious food. Hence extreme painful days one should consult with  the doctor.</p>
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		<title>Introduction : Birth Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a woman is sexually active and she is productive— physically able to become pregnant — she needs to ask herself, &#8220;Do I want to become pregnant now?&#8221; If her answer is &#8220;No,&#8221; she must use some method of birth control (contraception).If a woman does not want to get pregnant at this point in her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If a woman is sexually active and she is productive— physically able to become pregnant — she needs to ask herself, &#8220;Do I want to become pregnant now?&#8221; If her answer is &#8220;No,&#8221; she must use some method of birth control (contraception).<span id="more-15"></span>If a woman does not want to get pregnant at this point in her life, when does she plan to become pregnant? Soon? Much later? Never? Her answers to these questions can determine the method of birth control that she and her male sexual partner use — now and in the future.</p>
<p>There are a number of diverse ways to describe birth control. Terms include contraception, pregnancy prevention, fertility control, and family planning. But no matter what the process is called, sexually active people can choose from a plethora of methods to reduce the possibility of their becoming pregnant. Nevertheless, no method of birth control available today offers perfect protection against sexually transmitted infections (sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs), except abstinence.</p>
<p>It is anticipated that there are 3.6 million unplanned pregnancies every year in the United States. Half of these unplanned pregnancies happen because a couple does not use any birth control at all, and the other half occur because the couple uses birth control, but not correctly.</p>
<p>In basic terms, all methods of birth control are based on either preventing a man&#8217;s sperm from reaching and entering a woman&#8217;s egg (fertilization) or preventing the fertilized egg from implanting in the woman&#8217;s uterus (her womb) and starting to grow.</p>
<p>Birth control methods can be reversible or permanent. Reversible birth control means that the method can be stopped at essentially any time without long-term effects on fertility (the ability to become pregnant). Permanent birth control usually means that the method cannot be undone or reversed, most likely because it involved surgery. Examples of permanent methods include vasectomy for the man or tubal ligation for the woman.</p>
<p>Birth control methods can also be classified according to whether they are a barrier method (for example, a condom) that blocks sperm, a mechanical method (for example, an intrauterine device), or a hormonal method (for example, the &#8220;pill&#8221;).</p>
<p>&#8220;Natural&#8221; methods do not rely on devices or hormones but on observing some aspect of a woman&#8217;s body physiology in order to prevent fertilization.</p>
<p>The candid responsibility for most of the methods of birth control that are currently available rests with the woman. The input of a health care provider may sometimes be essential in choosing appropriate birth control. New methods of birth control are being developed and tested all the time. And what is appropriate for a couple at one point may change with time and circumstances.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, no birth control method, except abstinence, is considered to be 100% effective.</p>
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