A 40-year-old member asked:
i don't want to get pregnant. is there a contraceptive method i can use that will allow us to have sex without using a condom?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Yes - many options: There are many forms of contraception available besides condoms: oral contraceptives (“the pill”), vaginal ring, diaphragm, IUD, implant, patch.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Just started birth control again. There is clearish fluid discharging from breasts. What could it be?
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Dr. Pavel Conovalciucanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Probably nothing: Birth control pills are known to cause hormonal resets in a woman's body. Breast is hormone regulated organ, so that is no surprise you are reacting the way you are. Chances are with the next cycle you may not have any, although, i did have patients who were lactating all along. In that case, i'd check prolactin level and rule out other causes for lactation.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What could cause contractions if you are not pregnant?
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Dr. Andrew Blazaranswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 62 years experience
Normal: Uterine contractions ("cramps") are common-though they may not be noticable.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Will the antibiotic flucloxacillin make my contraceptive pill ineffective?
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Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
It is best to: Use backup method for the rest of the month, at your age if you do not want children, i would offer you an in office tubal sterilization , takes 5 minutes, is easy and safe, and you should be on the lowest dose of pills if no problems which is loloestrin- less chance of blood clots, etc. And after the tubal if you want no more periods, would do in office endometrial ablation takes 8 minutes.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How are pregnant women tested for group b beta strep?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 57 years experience
Vaginal swab culture: All pregnant women are tested by a swab during 35to37weeks gestation
aswab is taken from vagina and rectum and sent to the lab to be tested for groupb strep and result is available in 24to 48 hours.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Chances of getting pregnant from sex on last day of period -if 31 day cycle?
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Conception: If the cycle is regular and the period is 3-7 days, the chances arevery small.
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