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Code Red

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:29:06 +0000

Ladies, you're not the only one tracking your menstrual cycle.

A new iPhone app, Code Red, is allowing men, or anyone who uses the app, to track your menstrual cycle.

HOW IT WORKS: Your partner types in the first day of your menstrual cycle. Then each month the iPhone sends a notification to remind your beau it's that time of the month.The app doesn't just track when you are bleeding. During PMS time, a female symbol with devil horns appear. During ovulation, an alert is sent out to let him know the best time to get down.

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Not making love anymore

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:40:58 +0000

According to a recent poll done by Sky Real Lives, a British television network, found that 25% of British women over 35 never have sex.

Women in Scotland are the most deprived, with 38% of those polled admitting to never having intercourse. In stark contrast, ladies from the Midlands sound as though they are happier than most, as 32% of those polled admit to having sex on a weekly basis.

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Vaginal Bleeding After Sex

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:40:49 +0000

You've just finished making love, and you're in that pleasant dream-like state when you go to the bathroom and discover that you are bleeding. Nothing can bring you back to ...

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Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:37:31 +0000

Although most urinary tract infections or UTIs are not serious, they are painful. Approximately fifty percent of all women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime with many ...

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What Is Colposcopy?

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:26:18 +0000

When Pap smear results come back showing abnormal cellular changes, your doctor may want to take a ...

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Environmental Toxins and Reproductive Health

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:14:01 +0000

Fifty years after the introduction of toxic chemicals into our environment - chemicals originally intended to enhance our lifestyles - we are left to wonder if our lives are truly ...

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Headaches, Hormones, and Your Period

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:01 +0000

Do you have migraine headaches that occur just before or after you period starts? If so, you may have menstrually related migraines (MRM). MRM includes two types of migraine headaches ...

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Hormones and Your Period

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:53:43 +0000

The rise and fall of hormones, specifically estrogen and progesterone, control when your period occurs, as well as when ovulation occurs. But these two hormones are not the only ones ...

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Is Bleeding After Menopause Normal?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:03:41 +0000

Bleeding after menopause is never normal. Menopause is defined as the cessation of menstrual bleeding for one full year. So, if you've had even one period and it hasn't been ...

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Heavy Menstruation or Bleeding Disorder?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:46:17 +0000

Do you experience heavy menstrual bleeding? New research from Duke University and reported on Science Daily says that bleeding disorders are often under diagnosed in menstruating girls and women. As ...

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