Question 1

how to keep an erection while switching positions?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: This problem can only be solved by seeing your doctor and being evaluated face-to-face.  After a thorough examination, your doctor should be able to tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.

Question 2

what are the healthiest sleeping positions?

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It Depends: There aren't "healthy" and "unhealthy" sleep positions from a pure sleep point of view. If you have sleep apnea, sleeping on your back worsens the breathing event.  Heartburn patients should sleep with their head elevated to reduce symptoms.  In pregnancy, sleeping on your side is preferable, especially in the third trimester.

Question 3

how must i position a person on his back?

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Need more info: This depends on what you are positiong them on their back for.

Question 4

what postion do you recomend to have a baby?

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Position of comfort: There is no magic position that works any better than any other. If the timing is right & a fertile egg is making its journey into the fallopian tubes, it just need access to healthy sperm to finish the task.How they get there is not important. If you've been trying >1yr without success, a visit to a fertility center may be in order for both you and your partner.

Question 5

can the placenta move positions

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Uterus grows: The placenta is attached to the uterus in a  specific location. It does not move. The uterus grows though throughout the pregnancy which will shift the location of the attached placenta relative to the baby and the cervix

Question 6

what is the ideal birthing position?

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Squatting: It depends on your body size, the baby's size, and whether or not you have an epidural.  Generally though, gravity always helps and squatting will also help.  Women who do yoga and pilates, both activities that strengthen your back and abdominal muscles do very well with pushing.  Also swimming is an excellent activity to prepare you for pushing.

Question 7

what does baby in vertex position mean?

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Vertex: Vertex position means the baby's head is down and in optimal position for delivery.  It's the preferred position.

Question 8

what is the position of chordae tendinae?

Accepted Answer

Left and right: The chordae tendineae are cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Question 9

what position should i sleep in at night?

Accepted Answer

Comfortable: People with neck and back pain or shoulder pain often need to sleep on their backs.  People who snore often sleep on their sides.  Pregnant women in the second or third trimester should sleep on their left side to keep the uterus from compressing the inferior vena cava.

Question 10

what are safe sex positions for a female ?

Accepted Answer

Any position is fine: Any position is fine, as long as one doesn't end up with neck pain, back pain, hip pain, or end up breaking something falling off the furniture.

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