Childbirth is one of the most transformative processes a woman can experience. While the intensity of childbirth is a constant through the ages, expectations and environments have evolved. Today, in Western culture, a woman’s first…
Read MoreThere are many controversies in health-care regarding the proper amount of dietary protein needed for optimal health. Previous concerns of high-protein diets included increased risk of renal (kidney) diseases, and decreases in bone mineral density…
Read MoreFertility challenges associated with maternal aging are an ever-increasing concern and can add constant pressure and stress to females wanting to have children.
Read MoreOCP is one of the most-used forms of contraception in Canada, but more and more women are looking to alternatives to oral hormonal contraceptive methods.
Read MoreDies ist Teil 2 unseres zweiteiligen Artikels zu Möglichkeiten der Geburtenkontrolle neben der „Pille“. Teil 1 behandelte die Hormon- und Kupferspiralen. Teil 2 deckt den Ring, das Pflaster, das Diaphragma, die Kondome und die Rhythmusmethode…
Read MoreIs coffee part of your morning routine? Are you convinced that it is good for you? Have you ever considered that it might not be?
Read MoreThere’s little doubt that your family physician strongly believes in “preconception health care” – that’s the care and counseling designed to help you and your partner become as healthy as you can be prior to…
Read MoreYou may have witnessed it either on tv or in reality; an emotionally labile woman, frantically scrounging for a tub of ice-cream or chocolate, snapping at any provoking comment regarding her behaviour around “that time…
Read MoreA common misconception that women have about their menstrual cycle is that the birth control pill (BCP) is prescribed to regulate their cycle; this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Read MoreDown syndrome received its name in 1866, when John Langdon Down initially described this disorder. Down syndrome is more recently known as trisomy 21 (T21), which better describes the extra 21st chromosome that is distinctive…
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