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A Mother Like Mine

What makes your mom special? Is it the way she can always read your mind and find out if you’re telling the truth or not? Is it the way she’s always there when you need her? Or, is it the way she still babies you even after you’ve had kids of your own? Our very own blogger, Erica Diamond, decided to take a poll asking women what makes their mom special. An anonymous poster responded with this beautiful tribute to her mom:

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Our Journey

In high school, if you asked me what my future held, I probably would have said either doing intense volunteer work in a village in Africa for the rest of my life, or raising a huge family with the love of my life. I remember hearing about fertility treatments in high school. My initial thinking on the subject was, Oh no. I would never do something like that.

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How Early Will a Pregnancy Test Detect Pregnancy?

So you think you might be pregnant. There’s only one way to find out. As you peruse the drugstore aisles scoping out various pregnancy tests, the question that comes to mind is how soon you can use it and get reliable results. Most pregnancy tests claim to give you an answer the day after a missed period. But Mayo Clinic experts advise you to hold off a little while longer.

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Reliability of the Rhythm Method of Birth Control

The rhythm method is a popular birth control method that has been in practice for about as long as humans have been recording these practices. It is a natural method, requiring no drugs or devices to prevent pregnancy. For this reason, many with personal, medical or religious aversions to birth control use the rhythm method.