Women Don’t Make Abortion Decision Lightly….

Posted on April 20, 2017

Today there are N- number of studies and research carried out by universities, governments, by the UN, reproductive healthcare institutes and researchers. In all these studies, it is stated that all around world, but especially, in developing / under-developed, women whether married or not do not have access to any kind of reproductive/ family planning services. This include lack of sex education among the girls and boys [young generation] from these countries. For e.g. in the context of Senegal, where the majority of population is Muslim, there are numerous Muslim intellectuals and writers who remind us the origin of Islam.

The Woman’s Guide To Having A Medical Abortion

Posted on April 11, 2017

The actual decision of having an abortion is always ‘gut-wrenching’ or ‘horrible’ decision. In some cases, the psychological aftermath of an abortion is an engulfing feeling of relief, in most cases; pregnancy termination was just a lawful medical procedure that allowed women’s life to persist unchanged after feeling momentarily terrified, afraid, and alone. While none of those who contributed seemed that they regretted their decision. A medical abortion is a procedure that millions of women undergo every year. Medication abortion is currently a two-medication process that involves taking safe abortion pills over the course of 2-3 days, typically while the

What To Do If Your Vaginal Ring Has Fallen Out

Posted on March 30, 2017

If your vaginal ring falls out, then re-insert it as soon as you can. This is because, the longer the ring has been out of the vagina, the higher the risk of getting pregnant is. As a consequence, a person may even experience breakthrough bleeding. What to do if the vaginal ring comes has been out for less than 3 hours 1. Rinse the Nuvaring with a cool or lukewarm water [do not use hot water] and then re-insert it into the vagina as soon as possible. 2. You don’t need to use a supplementary contraception and you are protected

What Diet Should Be Followed After Taking Abortion Pills?

Posted on March 24, 2017

Abortion drains the body of some essential nutrients. Following an abortion, it is very crucial for a female to take care of her body. This helps her to recover quickly from the abortion procedure. Reading about the MTP kit online suggests that taking care of what she is eating is the best way to maintain her health. It is thus important to follow an appropriate diet plan and daily routine after a woman has undergone a termination of pregnancy. Reduced vitamin and iron levels caused by heavy bleeding can have an adverse effect on the body. To replenish these vital components

How Birth Control Pills Can Reduce The Risk Of Ovarian And Endometrial Cancer?

Posted on March 15, 2017

Even if you don’t give much thought about your endometrial lining, it continues doing its work, i.e. your periods. As time passes and your menstruation cycle continues you are more at risk of developing different types of female reproductive cancers. One way of stopping these cycle would be to get pregnant and decrease their risk but what if you are not ready to have a baby? There is an another way you can stop the menstrual cycle and lessen these risks- you can take birth control pills. Oral birth control like the Loette contraceptive pills have been consistently found to

Why is a Miscarriage medically referred as Abortion?

Posted on March 2, 2017

The medical terminology for miscarriages can be confusing at times and therefore many women are shocked when they see the term ‘abortion’ written on forms or when they hear the term from the doctors. It can be frustrating to hear about your miscarriage this way. Regardless of what anyone’s political opinion may be, it is completely understandable why one may be upset to hear their miscarriage to be referred as abortion. An elective ending of a pregnancy, is when a woman chooses to terminate her unwanted pregnancy either with the use of safe abortion pills or surgery. Meanwhile, a miscarriage

How Restricting Access To Abortion And Birth Control Affect Economy?

Posted on February 23, 2017

Reproductive health just doesn’t refer to abortions, even though the majority of attention is on the subject. It is also about accessing contraception, family planning services, sex education and other things. The above things combined help women to not only have bodily autonomy but also in assisting them to control the size and timing of their families. It helps them to achieve financial security, emotional readiness, education level they want, advance in their career without having to worry about getting pregnant beforehand. After all, child care is expensive, costing up to USD 9,000 to USD 25,000 per year. This is

What Does Abortion On Demand Entail?

Posted on February 16, 2017

“Abortion on demand” is a concept that women should be able to access pregnancy termination without going through unnecessary obstacles. This means that when a woman comes to a doctors’ office and asks or ‘demands’ for a Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP Kit) or surgical procedure she should get it in the next available appointment. While going through this, she won’t be subjected to unnecessary delays such as mandatory counseling session and waiting periods, given the list of medically inaccurate statements prior to procedure, having unneeded ultrasounds and to pay for them (they can be transvaginal ultrasounds which are mandatory

A Birth Control For Women Who Always Forget Taking Daily Birth Control

Posted on February 6, 2017

One of the most used contraceptive methods over time is known to be the birth control pills and the IUDs. However, other birth control methods, like the vaginal ring have also experiencing increasing popularity in the recent years. It is the perfect contraceptive choice for women who are always forgetting to take the pill everyday – It is similar to birth control pill Nuvaring – the vaginal ring is a hormone secreting flexible plastic ring which functions in a pretty similar way as the birth control pills. It contains two female hormones (just like in combo pills)- synthetic estrogen and

What to do when you have missed taking a ‘combined’ birth control pill

Posted on January 27, 2017

A combination contraceptive pill is the pregnancy preventing medication which normally contains a combination of varying degrees of estrogen and progestin (or their future generations). Many women buy Loette pills and other similar contraceptives as most women generally take combination pills. These combined tablets come in two blister packs – in 28 and 21 pills blister packs, which contain 21 active hormonal tablets and additional seven ‘placebo pills’ in the twenty-eight pack. What do to when pills are missed? Everyday intake is the crucial in the overall efficiency of the tablets, therefore missing one reduces how well they work to

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