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Delaying your period with hormonal birth control
Delaying your period is possible if you use an extended or continuous method of birth control. Find out how you can have more control over your menstrual cycle.
Preterm labor
Going into labor before your due date is serious, but knowing the risk factors and how to manage them can help.
Stages of labor and birth: Baby, it's time!
Find out what happens during the different stages of labor and birth.
Breast cancer prevention: How to reduce your risk
Find out what lifestyle changes can lower your risk of this type of cancer.
Basal body temperature for natural family planning
Learn the steps for tracking body temperature for pregnancy or contraception. Find out when during your menstrual cycle you're more likely to be fertile.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Different from PMS?
Extreme moodiness, intense sadness or marked irritability in the days before your period — along with your usual PMS symptoms — could be PMDD.
Menopause and high blood pressure: What's the connection?
For many women, menopause and high blood pressure seem to go together. Discover why.
Breast lift
Learn more about this procedure that reshapes and raises the breasts.
Lumpectomy
Learn what to expect from this breast-conserving surgical procedure.
Elective abortion: Does it affect subsequent pregnancies?
Understand whether ending a pregnancy can affect your fertility or future pregnancies.
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