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Fertility Drug Side Effects
Advances in medicine have allowed many infertile couples to become parents. Unfortunately, the fertility drugs that women take to stimulate ovulation sometimes come with side effects. When you know about the side effects ahead of time, you can take action to prevent them from occurring or to minimize the effects.
A Mom’s Version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”
Baseball is Americas favorite pastime. Some of my earliest memories are of being at the ball field where my dad coached Little League. For years I played softball and was pretty good, even hitting a homerun with a cast on my broken foot. After I graduated from college I moved to Boston, where if the Red Sox were playing in town, you could find me at Fenway Park. If the Yankees were mentioned, it caused a small riot in the box seats. I love the smell of the grass. The sound of the peanut vendor.
Rotavirus in Teens
Rotavirus is a disease that primarily affects infants and young children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Still, it can and does affect adults and teenagers as well. The major difference is that the symptoms of Rotavirus are not usually as serious when seen in teenagers. The virus, which comes in many forms, has a vaccine, but it does not provide complete immunity.
What to Expect in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
The first trimester is full of questions and a few answers. You wonder if that queasy feeling signals pregnancy and find out it does. You determine your due date and decide who to tell first. During these first three months, you start laying the foundation for a lifetime with your new family member.
Miscarriage After a Healthy Pregnancy
For the majority of healthy women under the age of 35, risk of miscarriage is 15 to 20 percent, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Unfortunately, this risk does not decrease even if you’ve had a previous healthy pregnancy. Conversely, your risk slightly increases the older you are, or if you’ve had consecutive miscarriages.