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Birth control
The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.
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Gynaecology
Parenting; Birth control
The branch of medicine particularly concerned with the health of the female organs of reproduction and diseases thereof.
Grief
Parenting; Birth control
The normal process of reacting to a loss. The loss may be physical (such as a death), social (such as divorce), or occupational (such as a job). Emotional reactions of grief can include anger, ...
Fever
Parenting; Birth control
Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practise a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the ...
Foetus
Parenting; Birth control
The unborn offspring from the end of the 8th week after conception (when the major structures have formed) until birth. Up until the eighth week, the developing offspring is called an embryo.
Genetics
Parenting; Birth control
The scientific study of heredity. Genetics pertains to humans and all other organisms. So, for example, there is human genetics, mouse genetics, fruitfly genetics, etc.
Genital herpes
Parenting; Birth control
A sexually transmitted disease spread virally between male and female sex organ contact.
