
Menstruation (Bleeding) After The Morning After Pill: Should Your Period Be Late If You've Taken Emergency Contraception?
Have you recently taken the morning after pill, and are you still worried that you could be pregnant? Has your partner recently used emergency contraception and are you wondering whether...

Missed Period But Not Pregnant: Possible Reasons For A Late Menstrual Bleeding
When your period is delayed, pregnancy is often the first thought to cross your mind. Alongside absent menstruation, other early pregnancy symptoms include: Tender and swollen breasts Abdominal bloating Pregnancy...

Unprotected Sex, Unwanted Pregnancy Fears, And The Menstrual Cycle
Women who do not want to conceive a baby but have recently had unprotected sex — or a birth control failure — often find themselves mentally assessing the odds that...

Can You Get Pregnant After Accidental Contact With Sperm, Without Sexual Intercourse?
Is it possible to get pregnant if your partner manually stimulated you, or you manually stimulated yourself, and there was semen on the hand in question? Is it possible to...

Sharp Stomach Pain During Pregnancy: Causes And Treatment Options
Cramping and abdominal pain during pregnancy don't have to be signs that something is wrong by any means — often, they're nothing more than slightly unpleasant "side effects" of growing...

When After Abortion Or D&C Can You Try To Conceive?
Women who would like to conceive again as soon as possible after abortion or D&C will be interested to know that research indicates that the vast majority of post-abortion women...

How To Increase Or Decrease Your Chances Of Getting Pregnant
There is no question that fertility decreases steadily with age. While you'll have, on average, a 20 percent chance of conceiving during any one menstrual cycle at age 30, those...

Symptoms And After-Care Following An Abortion
Are you about to terminate a pregnancy or have you just received an abortion? You may wonder what kind of symptoms you can expect after your abortion, and what after-care...

Can Men Remain Fertile Even After Vasectomy?
Every year about a million men around the world have vasectomies so their wives won't have to worry about contraception. Also every year about 10,000 men who have had vasectomies...

Failed Surgical Abortion
A surgical abortion is an extremely common procedure and is in fact considered to be the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States of America. The routine nature...