The safety of the contraceptive pill depends largely on regular intake. But what happens if you forget a pill once? If you take the pill within twelve hours, the contraceptive effect of combined pills is still given. However, if there is a total of more than 36 hours between taking two pills, this is no … Forgotten Pill: What to Do?
Female sterilization is one of the safest methods of contraception. It is even safer than taking the birth control pill. However, the procedure should be well considered, as it is difficult to reverse. In addition, the operation, which takes place under general anesthesia, can cause side effects such as injury to the peritoneal ligaments. In … Female Sterilization
The number of teenage births in Germany is low by international standards. With 13 births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 each year, we are below the British figure of 31 and the U.S. of 52 births. Nevertheless, every unwanted pregnancy is one too many. As a rule, children are sexually mature before they … Avoiding Unwanted Pregnancy Through Sex Education
Contraception is now seen by many women as a natural way to plan their lives and reconcile career goals with the desire to have a family. A wide range of different methods offers individually tailored optimal contraception, but on the other hand often presents women with a difficult choice. Assistance in finding one’s way through … Methods of Contraception
Depending on the composition of the hormones, such agents prevent ovulation (“ovulation inhibitors”), thicken the mucus in the cervix and thus make it more difficult for sperm to penetrate, or prevent the implantation of the egg in the uterus. In recent years, a number of alternatives have been developed in addition to the classic “birth … Contraceptive Methods: Hormonal Contraception
In these methods, one uses aids that are placed by the gynecologist or oneself either in the vagina or on the penis, thereby preventing sperm from finding their way to the eggs, either once or over a longer period of time. These aids include, for example, condoms or the IUD. Condom (condom) A male condom … Contraceptive Methods: Mechanical and Chemical Contraception
Natural methods have two things in common: on the one hand, they are completely harmless to health (although sometimes psychologically stressful), on the other hand, they are accompanied by restrictions on sexual intercourse. Most of them are less safe than the other contraceptive methods. Therefore, they should be used only if you accept a possible … Contraceptive Methods: Natural Contraception
From the beginning, both partners should be involved in the conversation and the diagnostic process. Taking a history and medical history are part of this, as is an initial general examination. In the woman, various methods are used to check whether she is ovulating and whether the fallopian tubes are clear. This is done by … Spermiogram: Examination for Childlessness
For many couples, the desire to have their own children is an elementary part of their relationship. Many men and women see their relationship completed only by a child; as a rule, they are also confirmed in this by those around them. Most of them do not think about the fact that they might not … Unfulfilled Desire to Have Children: Between Hope and Despair
They are among the perennial favorites of our media landscape and reach an audience of millions with an openness that can hardly be surpassed: the countless reports, talk shows and presentations about love, lust and sex. What often sounds so simple in the media leads in reality to arguments and resentment among many couples, because … Hormones: Clock Generator for Desire, Love and Sex
Sexuality in old age, especially the sexual life of older women, is a taboo subject in our society attuned to eternal youth. Many women experience aging with a continuous sexual devaluation, accompanied by worries about their own attractiveness, declining performance, various diseases and ailments. In addition, women are affected by society’s “double standard of aging,” … Sexuality during and after Menopause
The sentence “Darling, not today – I have a headache” sounds richly hackneyed. In addition, it is supposedly used as an excuse for the “most beautiful minor matter in the world”. However, for many people, the most severe headaches occur during sexual intercourse, and not before. Men are more often affected Nor is it generally … Sexual Headache: A Taboo Subject with a High Degree of Arousal
