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And so it begins. You find few strands of hair on your pillow and more than the usual amount on your hair brush. As you are cleaning your house, you begin to notice hair on the floor, in the shower, on your clothes, and then it dawns on you that you are not only leaving behind a trail of hair in every area of the house, but a hairless patch possibly somewhere on your scalp.
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25 May 16The joy of motherhood can be an exciting and blissful experience. But what if, instead of happiness and joy, the new mom is experiencing weepiness and irritation, and is crying all the time, but does not understand why? What if, instead of excitement at seeing her baby, she has negative feelings and worries that she may hurt her baby?
03 Mar 14The number of couples experiencing infertility and/or resorting to assisted reproductive technology (ART) is on the rise. A study released in 2012 found that among Canadian couples (women aged 18–44 years), the prevalence of infertility ranged from 11 to 15%, and this was an increase compared to previous statistics.
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