The menstrual cycle begins on the first day of your menstrual period (bleeding) and ends on the day before your next period. Your first cycle day (CD) is the first day you see bright red blood. The menstrual cycle is controlled by hormones and female fertility depends on this cycle.
Why Does My Period Come After White Birth Control Pills?
Why does my period always come at the end of the white pills and not the beginning?
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Ovulation and the Menstrual Cycle
The timing of the menstrual cycle and ovulation is one of the most important things a woman should understand about her body since it is the determining factor in getting pregnant.
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University Students Altered Birth Control Use to Avoid Menstruation
Hormonal birth control pills can be used to delay or eliminate some menstrual periods, especially for women who experience heavy bleeding or prolonged menstrual periods, but according to researchers, university students are altering birth control schedules.
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Progesterone
What is the function of progesterone?
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All About the Birth Control Pill
Current birth control pills are more than 99-percent effective at preventing pregnancy.
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Harness Power of the Menstrual Cycle to Stop Smoking
Researchers found the urge to smoke is strongest during specific times of the cycle and suggest new interventions could harness the power of the menstrual cycle, making it easier for women to quit.
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What Is Implantation?
"What is implantation?" Find out what it is, when it occurs, and what its symptoms are.
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How Long Before Pregnancy After Stopping The Pill
The birth control pill commonly referred to as simply 'The Pill,' supplies hormones to the body essentially tricking the body into thinking it's pregnant.
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How to Track Your Menstrual Period
Learn how to calculate your next menstrual period. The menstrual cycle begins with the first day of bleeding and ends the day before the next menstrual bleeding.
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Do I Ovulate When on the Pill?
How do birth control pills work? The way most birth control pills work is by preventing ovulation.
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The Effects of Transuterine Suture on Fertility
Researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kocaeli University recently published a study into the effects of transuterine suture on fertility preservation and menstrual regularity.
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Cervix Cycle Day 10
Cervix Cycle Day 10: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 11
Cervix Cycle Day 11: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervical Changes During Menstrual Cycle (Photos)
Witness the cervical changes that take place during a full menstrual cycle. The pictures below are from a cervix of a 25-year-old woman who has never given birth before.
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Donʼt Let These 6 Pregnancy Symptoms Fake You Out
These six symptoms of pregnancy are classic but they don't always represent a pregnancy.
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Menstrual Cycle Calculator
Is your menstrual cycle regular? This menstrual cycle regularity tool will calculate whether you have regular cycles.
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Earliest Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy
You probably have a million questions: "How long does it take to get pregnant symptoms?" "How soon do you get pregnancy symptoms?" "How early can pregnancy symptoms start?" These are the most common.
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Cervical Mucus Changes
Cervical mucus changes are common throughout the natural menstrual cycle that women experience each month.
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Why Does a Miscarriage Occur?
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimate up to 25% of pregnancies will end in pregnant miscarriage, but why does pregnant miscarriage occur?
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Menstruation
Many women also refer to the menstrual period as "AF" which is an abbreviation for "Aunt Flo".
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Vaginal Discharge
I have yellow discharge, what does that mean?
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How Many Days Am I Fertile Each Month?
Many couples want to know how many days each month they can get pregnant but there are things you need to know first, such as, when do you ovulate and how long are your menstrual cycles?
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All About Pregnancy Spotting
Pregnancy spotting is common in pregnancy, but that make it any easier to accept. During different times in gestation, pregnancy spotting can occur and the cause will be dependent on several factors.
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Why Does Implantation Bleeding Happen?
If a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, implantation bleeding may show up, but why does implantation bleeding happen?
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Pregnancy after Miscarriage
In most cases, a miscarriage is a protection of sorts from fetal abnormalities or internal issues that could not be controlled by the pregnant woman.
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How to Get Pregnant Again in 12 Steps
So you already have a child and now you are trying to get pregnant again. Easy? Maybe not. Read our 12 step program.
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Chemotherapy Has Bigger Impact on Fertility
New research indicates that chemotherapy has a bigger impact on female fertility than many reports reveal. The new research results could give doctors and patients more
appropriate and realistic information on the long-term effects of
chemotherapy on fertility.
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Cinnamon May Help Treat PCOS
Adding cinnamon to the diet may be an effective treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
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Why Does PCOS Cause Menstrual Cycle Issues?
The ovaries are two small organs, one on each side of a woman's uterus. A woman's ovaries have follicles, which are tiny sacs filled with liquid that hold the eggs. These sacs are also called cysts.
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Causes of Missed Periods Besides Pregnancy
If you are skipping periods and you are not pregnant, you will want to know why. Amenorrhea can be a signal of hormonal conditions that can have unhealthy effects on your body.
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Does it Matter When During the Cycle I Missed the Pill?
The week of your cycle when you missed your pill does affect your chances of becoming pregnant.
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Shift Work May Affect Fertility
Shift work may increase a woman's risk for fertility and menstrualproblems, according to new research. Researchers found that women who performed shift work had a 33 percenthigher risk for menstrual issues and an 80 percent higher risk forfertility problems.
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New Book Explores Biological Clock ‘Big Lie’
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When To Expect Your Menstrual Period After Giving Birth
A regular Menstrual Period or Bleeding after Birth and Delivery Of The Baby usually come when you start ovulating again. This can last between 3-9 months on average. Breastfeeding may or may not prolong that time.
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The Path To Pregnancy - A Daily Guide To Conception
Your path to pregnancy begins with the very first day of your menstrual period and ends with the delivery of the baby, about 40 weeks late.
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Your Fertility Window: How many days and when?
Your "fertility window" consists of the 5-6 fertile days of your menstrual cycle 4-5 days before and the day of ovulation when intercourse is most likely to result in pregnancy.
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Introduction to Breast Cancer: Causes and Risk Factors
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer related deaths, next to lung cancer.
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Cervix Cycle Day 12
Cervix Cycle Day 12: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 14
Cervix Cycle Day 14: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 30
Cervix Cycle Day 30: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 15
Cervix Cycle Day 15: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 31
Cervix Cycle Day 31: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 16
Cervix Cycle Day 16: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 32
Cervix Cycle Day 32: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 17
Cervix Cycle Day 17: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 33
Cervix Cycle Day 33: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 1
Cervix Cycle Day 1: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about cramping, bleeding, and what breasts feel like on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 2
Cervix Cycle Day 2: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 18
Cervix Cycle Day 18: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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Cervix Cycle Day 3
Cervix Cycle Day 3: See up close what the cervix looks like, and read about what is happening to your cervix on this day in the cycle.
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