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Birth control
Birth control is a regimen
of one or more actions,
devices, or medications
followed in order to
deliberately prevent or
reduce the likelihood of a
woman giving birth or
becoming pregnant. Methods
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Oral contraceptive
Oral contraceptives are
chemicals taken by mouth to
inhibit normal fertility.
All act on the hormonal
system. Female oral
contraceptives, colloquially
known as the Pill, are the
most common form of
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Sex education
Sex education is a broad
term used to describe
education about human sexual
anatomy, sexual
reproduction, sexual
intercourse, and other
aspects of human sexual
behavior. Although some form
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Miscarriage
Miscarriage or spontaneous
abortion is the natural or
accidental termination of a
pregnancy at a stage where
the embryo or the fetus is
incapable of surviving,
generally defined at a
gestation of prior to 20
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Stillbirth
A stillbirth occurs when a fetus, of mid-second trimester to full term gestational age, which has died in the womb or during labour or delivery, exits the maternal ... > more -
Progesterone
Progesterone is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of ... > more -
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Premature birth
Premature birth (also known as preterm birth) is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. Most pregnancies last about 40 weeks. About 12 percent of ... > more -
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Gynecologic hemorrhage
Gynecologic hemorrhage represents exessive bleeding of the female reproductive ... > more -
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology literally means 'the science of women', but in medicine this is the specialty of diseases of the female reproductive system (uterus, vagina and ovaries). Almost all modern ... > more -
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Multiple birth
Twins, triplets and other multiple births occur with to varying degrees in most animal species. The most common form of human multiple birth is twins (two babies), but cases of triplets (three), ... > more -
Menstrual cycle
The menstrual cycle is the set of recurring physiological changes in a female's body that are under the control of the reproductive hormone system and necessary for reproduction. In women, menstrual ... > more -
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Developmental Biology
Attention Deficit Disorder
Fertilisation
Fertilisation, also spelt fertilization (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is fusion of gametes to form a new organism of the same species. In animals, the process involves a sperm ... > more
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