You may want to sleep for a while, but many women feel too excited to sleep. No one ever tells you about the elation you’ll feel after your first child is born, because it’s indescribable. I can remember feeling that I’d had the most wonderful experience in history: it took a while for me to [...]
There are several methods of abortion. Which is used depends mainly on how far your pregnancy has advanced. Occasionally some health factors influence the choice of method. The duration of pregnancy is stated in weeks since the date of your last menstrual period (LMP). You will be examined before the operation to make sure that [...]
When is it safe to use an IUD? You’ll most likely have problem-free and safe use of an IUD if: • you don’t usually have menstrual cramps or heavy periods • you have no history of pelvic infection • you’re at no risk of getting a pelvic infection (which really means being in a monogamous [...]
It’s now realized that women can need, want and enjoy sex as much as men: no longer are they advised on the eve of their marriage to grin and bear it or ‘close their eyes and think of England’. There’s also greater acceptance of women as initiators of sexual advances and activity, and it seems [...]
I hope you’ve all got the ‘Sunbaking Dangerous’ message of the past decade. The bronzed Aussie image is ‘out’. Protecting skin from the sun is ‘in’. Yet some people still aim for as deep a suntan as they can get. Why do they take the risk?! Perhaps they can’t think far enough ahead to worry [...]