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Do you have any doubt about hormonal contraception?

Do you have any doubt about hormonal contraception?

Posted by | 12 Dec, 2018 | | 0 |

Most of women have many doubts about the correct use of hormonal contraceptives and their effects, because they don’t know exactly how they work and whether there are differences between them. In this post, we’ll try to remove some of the most common doubts, but remember that your gynaecology is the right person who can help you with that. 1. How do they work? Hormonal contraceptive methods contain synthetic molecules similar to those regulating the feminine menstrual cycle and they combine two types of hormones: oestrogens and progestins. They inhibit ovulation, thicken cervical mucus and reduce endometrial thickness. 2. Are all methods...

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Diet and fertility: does it really work?

Diet and fertility: does it really work?

Posted by | 5 Dec, 2018 | , | 0 |

It is proved that a healthy lifestyle can contribute to ameliorate our general health, but fertility depends on many different factors – genetic, hormonal, physical, emotional… – and can be affected by multiple causes. For this reason, we asked Dr Beatriz Álvaro, expert in Gynaecological Endocrinology, and Xus Murciano, responsible for the Nutrition Unit, to answer some question: Green leafy vegetables: why are they recommended? They are rich in folic acid, a B group vitamin that helps to prevent foetal malformations. But in order to ensure the necessary dose, you need to take a supplement from at least one month...

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When is your baby due? the enigma of the due date

When is your baby due? the enigma of the due date

Posted by | 28 Nov, 2018 | , | 0 |

Every baby grows up at its own pace and we really can’t predict when the delivery process will naturally start. Moreover, the on-line due date calculators determine the estimated due date (EDD) and they can only give you an indicative date. Why? Because they calculate it on the basis of your last menstruation and of the idea that ovulation happens 14 days after that. Then they add 40 weeks to this date – that is the period in which a pregnancy is considered to have come to an end – et voilà: there you have your EDD! But you must...

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Breast and health answers to 5 key questions

Breast and health answers to 5 key questions

Posted by | 14 Nov, 2018 | , | 0 |

Even if it’s one of the most feminine part of our body, the breast is one of the most unknown. That’s why Dr Carmen Ara, coordinator of the Gynaecological Oncology and Mastology department of Dexeus Mujer, clarifies us some doubts and offers us some advices to take care not only of its aspect, but also of its health, which is what really matters. 1- At which age shall we start to perform a mammogram on a regular basis? Beginning at age 40, as long as no high hereditary cancer risk exists. If there is a family history, you must...

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What you should not ask anyone with fertility problems

What you should not ask anyone with fertility problems

Posted by | 24 Oct, 2018 | | 0 |

Often, due to ignorance or overconfidence, we make uncomfortable comments or questions, without realizing it. In this post we have compiled some of the most frequent. So… How is the treatment going? Never be the first to bring up the subject and less in family gatherings or before other persons. If they want to talk or tell you something, they will do it, but they must be the ones who take the step and at the time they consider more appropriate. How long have you been trying? Do not even think about it. Most people who turn to assisted reproduction have...

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