Birth control

Birth control

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

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Melasma

Parenting; Birth control

A reddening or pigmentation of the face occurring during pregnancy. Melasma can also be caused by taking birth control pills.

Lubricant

Parenting; Birth control

A slippery substance used to relieve dryness in the vagina during sexual intercourse.

Anaesthesia

Parenting; Birth control

Loss of feeling or awareness. A general anaesthetic puts the person to sleep. A local anaesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body such as a tooth or an area of skin without affecting ...

Blood pressure

Parenting; Birth control

The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is produced primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle. It's measurement is recorded by two numbers. The first ( ...

A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms. Originally, an antibiotic was a substance produced by one microorganism that selectively inhibits the growth of another. ...

Birth control

Parenting; Birth control

The use of any practices, methods, or devices to voluntarily prevent pregnancy from occurring in a sexually active woman. Birth control methods are designed either to prevent fertilisation of an egg ...

Anaemia

Parenting; Birth control

The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of haemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, ...