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Birth control

The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.

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Cell

Parenting; Birth control

The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane

Medical history

Parenting; Birth control

In clinical medicine, the patient's past and present which may contain clues bearing on their health past, present, and future. The medical history, being an account of all medical events and ...

Maternal

Parenting; Birth control

1. Pertaining to the mother as, for example, the maternal mortality rate. 2. Related through the mother as, for example, the maternal grandparents. 3. Inherited from the mother as, for example, ...

Menstrual cycle

Parenting; Birth control

The shedding of the lining of the uterus, or endotmetrium. The cycle begins when an egg is prepared to be fertilised by a man's sperm to create a zygote. If the egg is not fertilized, the cycle ...

Menstrual cramps

Parenting; Birth control

A contraction of the uterus as it sheds the uterine walls, which are waste if the woman is not pregnant. Menstrual cramps cause pain in the lower abdomen in the first few days of a woman's menstrual ...

Menstrual

Parenting; Birth control

Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period , menstrual cramps , menstrual cycle , and premenstrual syndrome. From the Latin menstrualis, from mensis meaning month.

Methotrexate

Parenting; Birth control

A drug that acts as an antimetabolite and specifically as a folic acid antagonist that inhibits the synthesis of DNA , RNA , and protein

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