Temperature increase A fairly valuable sign that is readily available, but not used very much, is the basal temperature sign. It is well known that the body temperature rises at the time ovulation occurs. This is the moment the tiny egg is released from the ovary. It occurs approximately fourteen days before the expected onset [...]
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One point of interest is that in women who take the contraceptive pill, this pigmentation will occur while they are on the Pill. The reason is that the Pill contains hormones similar in nature to those produced during early pregnancy. Their effect on the breast is very similar. Not only will it turn the areola [...]
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Woman’s Intuition There are some women who seem to have an inbuilt intuition that is unexplainable. They simply know that pregnancy has taken place. They have a “feeling” or a “hunch” or whatever. “I just feel pregnant,” is frequently their total explanation of the situation. “I feel different, that’s all.” Most physicians accept this, and [...]
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A big question that looms large in the mind of a woman is the query: “Am I really pregnant? How can I be sure?” In many cases, the situation is fairly obvious from the start. But in others, it is quite obscure. Of course, one thing is certain: time will yield the answer in every [...]
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Alcohol Prospective mothers are certainly better off reducing or completely eliminating alcohol from their diet during pregnancy and breast-feeding. It is better for their general health, and it is in the best interests of the baby. In recent years, many maternal research centers have published documented evidence of the deleterious effect alcohol may have on [...]
There are four barrier methods. All four are devices that are placed in the top of the vagina, in front of the cervix prior to intercourse. They work by acting as a barrier to prevent the sperm from passing through the cervix into the uterus. The cap and diaphragm are circular rubber domes. Caps are [...]
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Also called birth control pills and oral contraceptives, this method requires a woman to take a monthly series of pills that contain hormones like the ones naturally made in a woman’s body to control the menstrual cycle. This method works by preventing a woman from ovulating, by causing changes in her uterus so a fertilized [...]
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Triplets (three babies), quadruplets (four), quintuplets (five), sextuplets (six), septuplets (seven) and octuplets (eight) happen much less frequently than twins. Once you start getting more than three babies at a time, the chances of all the babies surviving are lower. Because there are so many of them, they’re smaller than average and they’re usually born [...]
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If a woman has twins, do they both come out at the same time? Twins can happen in one of two ways: either there are two fertilized ova or there is one fertilized ovum that splits into two. Usually a woman’s ovaries produce only one ripe ovum a month. Occasionally, though, a woman will produce [...]
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Sometimes babies are born with physical problems or handicaps, such as blindness, brain damage, heart or lung problems or deformed limbs. Because these problems are present at birth they are called birth defects. They may be caused by defects in the ovum or sperm, problems inherited from the mother or father, the mother being exposed [...]
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