Reproductive Issues Articles   

Emergency contraception is not the substitute for regular birth control pills but to avoid immediate risk of pregnancy due to contraception failure

Get to know how some birth control pills be effective in acne scars, acne treatment and controlling acne

Know the need, history and types of birth control pills available to prevent unplanned pregnancy

Birth control pills usually blamed for weight gains, fluid retention and increased appetite. But do they really responsible or some other factors may add to it?

Problems of achieving a satisfactory erection are fairly common. If the problem does not originate from lack of lust and is great enough to make normal intercourse impossible, the condition is called erectile dysfunction (impotence). Erection problems are caused by combined physical and psychological factors.

First time pregnant women fear delivering a child. They keep worrying about the labor pains they need to overcome at the time of delivery. Here are some exercises or techniques which will help them in reducing labor pains and help them to relax better at the time of deliver.

Being pregnant comes with its fair share of ups and downs as well as what is called "porridge brain”. This term is used when the mom to be becomes, shall we say, forgetful and clumsy. So, how do you make sure you have everything you need when the baby comes? Well, the best way to avoid any last minute dilemmas is to make a list with everything you need and pack your hospital bags well in advance.

Where have all the sperm gone? Male sperm counts have declined by as much as 40% in a single generation. Find out why male sperm count and fertility are on the decline - and what you can do to reverse the tide.

More than 600,000 men undergo a vasectomy each year in the US for permanent sterilization. Of those, about one of every twenty men (5%) will change their mind at some point. It could be 2 weeks later, or as in the case of my world-record patient, 42 years after vasectomy. But that’s what life is all about –surprises and change - sometime good surprises, sometime not so good. As I tell patients every week, life has a way of getting in the way of plans.

Vasectomy reversal recovery is quick, as the patient feels no discomfort during the procedure of surgery performed with a general anesthesia. Any post-operative pain is controllable through oral medication.
The patient is advised to remain at relative rest for the first two days following surgery.