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Control Gestational Diabetes with a Healthy Diet

May 10th 2010 14:06
While pregnant, it is very important to keep up a healthy and balanced diet, but if you find that you have gestational diabetes, you will find that your diet becomes even more so important. You want to be able to make sure that you are getting all the appropriate nutrients that your body needs.


The first signs of gestational diabetes can be minimal and very slight. In many cases, women may not even realize that they have diabetes while pregnant. In other times, women may experience blurred vision, fatigue, frequent infections (bladder, vagina, and skin), increased thirst, increased urination, nausea and vomiting, and weight loss.

In order to maintain diabetes while pregnant, it is best to consult your doctor before you do or change anything with your diet. But, there are a few things that you can do to maintain your diabetes by keeping a healthy diet.

A few suggestions include:
* Eat small meals.
* Consume consistent calories with each meal
* Drink plenty of water
* Further limit your caffeine consumption
* Carefully monitor your carb intake.

There are many different things that you can do to maintain diabetes while pregnant, but remember that diet alone may not always be the end-all-be-all solution to maintaining gestational diabetes.

Healthy Diet for Women with Gestational Diabetes


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NuvaRing Birth Control

October 15th 2009 15:59
As an alternative to other interuterine devices, that basically look like a 'T', you can opt for the NuvaRing, which you supposedly cannot feel while inside.

The NuvaRing is a once a month birth control, which means you don't have to replace it daily or take a daily pill. It's just once a month, and you can replace it yourself without having to go to the doctor. You remove the birth control ring while you're on your period, and you replace it with a new one when your period is over. It's pretty simple.

The ring contraceptive has lower estrogen exposure than with birth control pills, it is associated with a lower incidence of estrongenic side effects such as nausea and breast tenderness, and there is a lower risk of irregular bleeding.

But, there are side effects associated with the NuvaRing.
* Coital problems, foreign object sensation, or expulsion
* Bacterial vaginitis
* Headaches
* Upper respiratory tract infection
* Leukorrhea
* Sinusitis
* Nausea
* Weight Gain
* Stroke and heart attack
* Blood clots

NuvaRing Birth Control: What Are The Risks?

NuvaRing is a combined hormonal contraceptive. It's primary job is to prevent ovulation, but it also works to inhibit sperm penetration into the cervical mucus.

If you are pregnant you do not want to use NuvaRing, and be aware that if you smoke, the potential side effects, especially heart attack and stroke are increased.




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Different Types of Birth Control Contraceptives

October 11th 2009 15:39
Most of the time when you think of birth control, you automatically think about the oral hormonal pills, but there are other options. You've seen me talk about the more common birth control pills, as well as an internal uterine device, but have you heard about the foam, gel, film, and sponge?

Vaginal Contraceptive Foam- The birth control foam is basically a spermicide that works immediately. It's not like taking a pill for a full 30 days before it is effective. This is not a stand alone form of birth control; you still want to use condoms when you're using the contraceptive foam.

Conceptrol Vaginal Contraceptive Gel- Like the foam, the birth control gel is a spermicide. It does not contain any added hormones, but you should make sure that you use condoms or other forms of birth control in conjunction with the gel.

Vaginal Contraceptive Film (VCF)- The birth control film essentially dissolves after being inserted. The spermicide that the film contains will remain in the area. This is an alternative for those who don't want to use the pill that will disrupt the hormones in the body.

Vaginal Contraceptive Sponge- The first time I heard about the sponge was on Seinfeld. Basically, it's a birth control that is a small, non-hormonal, and non-prescription form of birth control. The sponge goes inside the cervix and can prevent pregnancy for about 24 hours because it's able to block the sperm's path, as well as absorb sperm and release a spermicide.

Depending on what you're looking for in a birth control, you may want to consider one of these options, as they are non-prescription and non-hormonal. Just remember that they will not prevent or lessen the risk of contracting AIDS, HIV, or any STD. You are not decreasing the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, either. You still want to be careful of who your sleeping partners are.

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Using Female Condoms

September 30th 2009 15:06
Female condoms are not a new invention, but like most females, I've never seen or really heard of them, but they're available for purchase at most places that sell regular male condoms. The female version is for the most part the same, except it has a ring on the end; these are supposed to prevent unwanted pregnancy and help reduce the risk of contracting an STD.

The ring protects the vaginal area completely, or at least near so. You should never solely rely on these to not contract a sexually transmitted disease; you still want to be careful of who you have relations with.

The female condom is wider than a regular condom, so they tend to provide more of a natural experience.

If you want more information about how they work and what they're made out of, check out Female Condoms by Isabella Snow.

Just remember that you don't want to use both a female and a male condom together at the same time. The friction from the materials can cause more complications and potentially cause one or both to break.

How to Insert a Female Condom
1. When you first remove from the package, you want to rub the condom between two fingers so that you evenly distribute the lubricant.
2. Squeeze the inner ring (the closed in) of the condom between your thumb and middle finger; use your index finger to push the condom into your vagina. You want to push until you can't feel it any more.
3. You want to keep the ring at the open end on the outside of your vagina so that it rests against your labia.

You want to remove the condom if:
* It tears
* The outer ring gets pushed inside
* The penis enters the vagina outside of the condom
* It bunches or twists while inside the vagina
* If you want to have intercourse again
* As soon as the man ejaculates

You want to remember that during intercourse, you have to hold the outer ring in place to prevent it from slipping into the vagina. You should also guide the penis into the condom to prevent it from sliding between the condom and the vaginal wall.

When removing the female condom, you want to prevent spillage by twisting it near the outer ring and carefully remove the condom. Throw it away.
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Medicine Interactions with Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo

September 25th 2009 14:38
The oral contraceptive, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, or Progestin/ Estrogen, is one of the more popular birth control pills. But, if you're taking other medications, you want to make sure that you are aware of the potential side effects and interactions between the contraceptive and the other medications, vitamins, or supplements you are taking.

It's best that you make sure to tell your healthcare provider what medications you're taking, so that he is aware of any possible drug interactions that you may have, so that you both know what to look for in case of complications.

You want to make sure that you don't use Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo with aromatase inhibitors (e.g., anastrazole, exemestane), sodium tetradecyl sulfate, or troleandomycin, because you may suffer serious interactions.

You want to make sure that you tell your doctor if you're on any medicines that can control blood sugar levels and blood pressure, as well as medications for underactive thyroid. You want to make sure that your healthcare physician knows if you are taking raloxifene, tamoxifen, acetaminophen, ascorbic acid/vitamin C, atorvastatin, and any azole antifungals such as itraconazole/ketoconazole/vag inal miconazole.

You'll also find that some medications that you may be on can actually decrease the effectiveness of the contraceptive because they may decrease the birth control hormones in your body. If you're taking antibiotics such as ephalosporins, chloramphenicol, macrolides such as erythromycin, penicillins, and sulfas, you want to be careful, as well as if you take any HIV protease inhibitors such as amprenavir, nelfinavir, and ritonavir.

Some seizure medications may decrease the effectiveness of hte birth control pill as well, so if you're taking barbiturates, carbamazepine, phenytoin, lamotrigine, or topiramate, you want to make sure that your doctor is aware.

Other drugs such as aprepitant, bexarotene, bosentan, dapsone, felbamate, griseofulvin, modafinil, nevirapine, phenylbutazone, rifamycins (e.g., rifampin), and even St. John's wort, can also reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptive.

Because Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo can speed up or slow down how fast other medications are removed in your body, it can affect your liver enzymes. Generally, acetaminophen (common to tylonal), aspirin, certain beta blockers, clofibrate, cyclosporine, morphine, corticosteroids (prednisolone), certain benzodiazepines (lorazepam/temazepam), and theophylline.

Although, there seem to be many drugs and medications that can cause interactions with Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo birth control, there are actually many others that can potentially cause complications. The above drugs are just the more common that you will come across.

Just remember that you want to make sure that before you start any new medication, your doctor is aware of what medications you are currently taking.



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Warnings Before Using Cryselle

September 21st 2009 13:43
Before taking Cryselle, norgestrel/ethinyl estradiol, you want to make sure that you talk to your healthcare provider about any current health conditions that you have. Cryselle is a combination oral contraceptive that can increase the risk of blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes, so if you have heat disease, a blood clotting disorder, or liver disease, you want to be leery of this medication. But, not only that, if you suffer any of the below conditions, you want to make sure that your doctor is aware, as another birth control medication can be prescribed as an alternative.

* A blood clotting disorder (or have ever had a blood clot


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Side Effects of Yaz Birth Control

September 17th 2009 13:38
Yaz, drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol, is a contraceptive that like any medicine carries some risk of potential side effects. Not everyone who takes Yaz will experience these side effects, but if you're taking Yaz or you're thinking about starting Yaz, you'll want to be aware of the potential side effects that the birth control may bring.

Some of the side effects are rather minor, but some can be more severe, especially if you continue to take the medicine after the first signs of adverse effects


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