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Vitamins for Perimenopausal Women

Most women spend several years in a transitional stage before menopause called perimenopause. During this transitional time, their bodies move from having regular monthly periods to no longer having cycles, thereby, becoming infertile. Maintaining health during this transitional period helps your body adjust to the changes. Getting enough of certain vitamins through nutrition in foods or supplements will keep your body strong, while reducing perimenopause symptoms.

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Multivitamins for Children

Like other areas of parenting, making sure your child receives adequate nutrition may require some diligence on your part. While most kids get adequate amounts of nutrients through balanced diets that contain a variety of foods, multivitamins may help alleviate possible deficiencies. Food allergies, eating disorders and pickiness may restrict optimal nutrition. Talk to your doctor about your child’s diet and the necessity for vitamin supplementation. Multivitamins contain several nutrients in each dose.

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Does Stress Decrease the Effectiveness of Birth Control Pills?

Birth control pills are a common form of contraception. Many women choose birth control pills because they are an easy method that lets them take a pill and move on with their day. This is great when your schedule is packed and you can’t afford to sit and think about whether you have contraception ready to go. That doesn’t make it stress-proof though. As life fills with stress and frustration, you may find your birth control suffering.

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Birth Control, Acne Pills & Pregnancy

When you were a teenager, you hoped your acne would go away the minute you turned 20. Unfortunately, acne remains a problem for some women into adulthood. You may have severe acne constantly, or you may break out around your period. If acne remains a problem to you, several methods of treating it exist, including taking birth control pills or for severe cases, taking acne pills. Acne pills can present serious risks to women who wish to become pregnant, though.