Oral contraceptives (birth control pills) are medications that prevent pregnancy. They are one method of birth control. Oral contraceptives are hormonal preparations that may contain combinations of the hormones estrogen and progestin (progesterone) or progestin alone (mini-pill). Combinations of estrogen and progestin prevent pregnancy by inhibiting the release of hormones luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle
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Will you be HIV positive if you stay with someone that’s been diagnosed with HIV? What are the do’s and don’ts when you live with someone who is HIV positive? Should you move out or will you start panicking? What will you do? HIV is not a death sentence. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates
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Dealing With Your Partner’s Infidelity Are you familiar with these questions; “Who are you going to lunch with at work?”, “When will you be home?”, “Why were you late?”, “You didn’t answer your phone or return my text for so long!” Nobody wants to be in these situations or ask such questions. This scene usually
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Does being diagnosed with HIV/ STI link to having Depression? Did you know? The higher the frequency of depressive symptoms, the higher the risk of being diagnosed with an STD increases within one year for persons of both genders. Yes, you read that right, both genders! Depression is the most common mental health disorder among those
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After receiving a Herpes diagnosis, feeling unlovable and hopeless about the future are the most common thoughts. Over time, you will soon realize that having an STI isn’t a life sentence—and you are worthy of pleasure. Until you have contracted any form of STI, you wont realize the STI stigma around you. The typical stereotype
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Herpes, the friendly virus! Not many know that they have this virus and yet all they care about is the more deadly ones, HIV! Why is that so? Are we just being virus biased, or is it because we don’t really know what herpes is to begin with? Although herpes is one of the most
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If you Google “is sex supposed to hurt,” you’ll get lots of different answers. Some research and articles suggest sex hurts for 1 in 3 women the first time, and some say it’s not supposed to hurt at all, especially after the first time. Notably, most of the top results are blog posts and teen
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What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis is a benign gynaecological condition that is estimated to affect 10% of women in the general population and appears to be increasing in incidence. It is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease and is primarily characterized by menstrual pain, pain during sexual intercourse, chronic pelvic pain, and variable effects on fertility. The symptoms
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Apakah itu Inseminasi Intrauterin (IUI) Inseminasi Intrauterin (IUI) adalah rawatan untuk kesuburan yang melibatkan proses memindahkan sperma ke dalam uterus wanita bagi memudahkan dan mempercepatkan proses persenyawaan. IUI merupakan rawatan barisan pertama, terutamanya apabila tiada masalah kesuburan dapat dipastikan. Dalam proses persenyawaan semulajadi, sperma perlu berhijrah dari faraj dan menerusi serviks, seterusnya bergerak ke
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Sifilis, Suatu Stigma Sifilis sudah lama menjadi suatu penyakit yang menakutkan masyarakat. Sewaktu penyakit ini mula-mula dikenali di Eropah pada abad ke-15, ia merupakan suatu misteri. Tiada sesiapa yang mengetahui fakta tentang sifilis atau cara untuk merawat penyakit tersebut. Mereka mencipta mitos untuk memudahkan proses untuk memahami gejala penyakit baru ini yang dipanggil ‘’the great
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