<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>TakingBirthControl.com</title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com</link><description>Helping You Make Informed Decisions</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 05:34:16 -0700</pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Types Of Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control</guid><description><![CDATA[Certain Types of Birth Control may be prescribed by a doctor while others may not be prescribed and may be bought over the counter. However, it is still safest to have a physician's advice before taking any one of these available types of contraception. Th...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contraception]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/contraception</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/contraception</guid><description><![CDATA[This book is one of the original books in the Your Questions Answered (YQA) series. It serves as a primary source of information about reversible methods of contraception. Written in an informal - and yet highly informative - question-and-answer style, it ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contraception Side Effects]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects</guid><description><![CDATA[Contraception side effects can be different for each person so it is very important to understand the risks when Taking Birth Control.
Birth control is very important when you want to avoid an unwanted pregnancy but there are side effects to anything in l...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral Contraception]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception</guid><description><![CDATA[Oral contraception is one of the most researched and reliable forms of birth control available. "The pill" has been a popular choice of contraception for women of all ages for the last 40 years! But is the pill right for you or is something else better? In...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Failure]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/birth-control-failure</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/birth-control-failure</guid><description><![CDATA[Do we have to talk about birth control failure?&nbsp; Given that no birth control method is 100% effective (apart from complete abstinence), there is always the chance that any of the birth control options might fail. What leads to birth control failure? C...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missed Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/birth-control-failure/missed-birth-control</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/birth-control-failure/missed-birth-control</guid><description><![CDATA[Missed birth control can lead to unwanted side effects! Most women who are in their childbearing age use birth control methods to help plan their pregnancy.  However, some may find it hard to comply with such methods especially if they are on a hectic sche...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Pills And Antibiotics]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/birth-control-failure/birth-control-pills-and-antibiotics</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/birth-control-failure/birth-control-pills-and-antibiotics</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth control pills and antibiotics can cause problems for some users!&nbsp; Birth control pills, when used in the correct manner as prescribed, are 99% effective in preventing pregnancy.  However there are certain things that can decrease its effectivenes...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Side Effects]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects/birth-control-side-effects</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects/birth-control-side-effects</guid><description><![CDATA[
Birth control side effects can range for minor to significant for each individual but it is important to understand what is prossible so that you can make an informed decision.
The pill, also known as birth control pills or Combined Oral Contraceptive P...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Weight]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects/birth-control-weight</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects/birth-control-weight</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth control weight gain is an issue that is very important to a lot of people. There have been a lot of issues regarding weight gain and birth control pills which is why studies have been made to find out if there is really a relationship between weight ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Side Effects of the Birth Control Patch]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects/birth-control-effects</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception-side-effects/birth-control-effects</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth Control Effects vary from person to person.&nbsp; When an individual starts to be sexually active, she immediately starts to question things related to sex, most especially things related to birth control. This page will discuss the most frequently a...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth Control Choices highly depend on a number of factors, the preferences of the individual, his or her health, number of sexual partners, sexual activity, known success or failure rates and desire to still have children in the future. This article will ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Alternatives]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control-alternatives</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control-alternatives</guid><description><![CDATA[There are birth control alternatives for those people who are simply not comfortable with any birth control options, or simply not able to afford the costs of it. These people resort to the last option: the natural alternatives to contraception such as fam...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Methods]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control-methods</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control-methods</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth control methods are varied and although the safest way to avoid pregnancy is still abstinence, various methods of contraception have been popular to many people who have chosen to be sexually active. These options are common to married couples who ar...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Options]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control-options</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/birth-control-options</guid><description><![CDATA[There are many birth control options that a person can use, but it is suggested that he or she studies well the advantages and disadvantages that these choices offer. Perhaps a deeper understanding of each of your birth control options will greatly help. T...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contraception Resources]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources</guid><description><![CDATA[Contraception resources can be challenging to read through.&nbsp; Often they are complicated and don't really offer you the information that you need to make a decision about contraception choices.
They do however, provide great facts and information abou...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handbook of Contraception]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/handbook-of-contraception</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/handbook-of-contraception</guid><description><![CDATA[This book reviews the currently available forms of contraception, including new delivery systems, such as the patch and vaginal ring, new formulation oral contraceptive pills, and the extended cycle regimen, as well as the more established methods. A super...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trends in Oral Contraception]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/trends-in-oral-contraception</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/trends-in-oral-contraception</guid><description><![CDATA[Trends in Oral Contraception]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contraception]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/contraception-1</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/contraception/contraception-resources/contraception-1</guid><description><![CDATA[Contraception: Your Questions Answered is the established primary source of information about reversible methods of contraception. Presented in an informal - and yet highly informative - question-and-answer style, it represents a dialogue between general p...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency Contraceptives]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/emergency-contraception-</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/emergency-contraception-</guid><description><![CDATA[Emergency Contraceptives or ECP is a pill in a form of emergency contraception that should be taken within 120 hours or 5 days to prevent pregnancy during unprotected sex.  This pill is not an abortifacient because it prevents pregnancy before it actually ...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oral Contraceptives]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/oral-contraceptives</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/oral-contraceptives</guid><description><![CDATA[Because oral contraceptives are used by many women, a lot of recent research has been conducted to make sure that there is readily available information for women in their childbearing age.
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There were two recent and separate clinical studies cond...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Pills]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/birth-control-pills</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/birth-control-pills</guid><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of birth control pills that are available in the market nowadays. They have different compositions when it comes to the types of hormones used. However, they have the same purpose which is to inhibit the ovulation process in order to preven...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Pill Effectiveness]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/birth-control-pill-effectiveness</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/birth-control-pill-effectiveness</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth control is considered by many religions to be a taboo and has always been a controversial topic.  But with the change in outlook of the people and in time, many are adopting the use of birth control pills.  Here, information on research and data rela...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do Birth Control Pills Work?]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/how-do-birth-control-pills-work</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/oral-contraception/how-do-birth-control-pills-work</guid><description><![CDATA[Many people take them but often ask: How do birth control pills work? A lot of women prefer the use of pills because they can easily be purchased in local drugstores without the need of doctor's prescriptions and they are easy to use. So how do birth contr...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Patch]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-patch</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-patch</guid><description><![CDATA[The birth control patch is by far the newest type of contraception option. It has been very popular because it is not only easy to use but also proven to be very effective. Generally, a patch is a thin, beige plaster that is attached to the skin. It is per...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vasectomy Reversal]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/vasectomy-reversal</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/vasectomy-reversal</guid><description><![CDATA[Men who have undergone a vasectomy may wish to reverse the process, which is simply called vasectomy reversal. Before undergoing said major surgical procedure, however, many things must be taken into consideration.
Vasectomy Reversal Explained
Obviously,...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tubal Reversal]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/tubal-reversal</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/tubal-reversal</guid><description><![CDATA[Tubal reversal occurs 6% of the time within 5 years after the first operation. Reasons provided vary from the desire to have more children to the need to reverse the side effects (i.e., worse PMS symptoms, decreased libido) of the ligation. Whatever the re...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vasectomy]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/vasectomy</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/vasectomy</guid><description><![CDATA[The vasectomy is a popular birth control choice. In health-related news, doctors have seen an increase in the number of married men opting to have vasectomies done since the recession started in December 2008. It appears that the main reason was to prevent...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tubal Ligation]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/tubal-ligation</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/tubal-ligation</guid><description><![CDATA[Tubal ligation is the most prevalent birth control method with approximately 33 percent of married women choosing the procedure. It is also the most permanent method of female sterilization, short of a hysterectomy and an oophorectomy, of course.
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...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[IUD Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/iud</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/iud</guid><description><![CDATA[The intrauterine device, or IUD, is one of the most prevalent reversible birth control methods used by women around the world. With that said, the IUD must be one of the most effective in the market due to its longevity of use, among other things.
Descrip...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Shot]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-shot</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-shot</guid><description><![CDATA[The Birth control shot or commonly known as birth control injections are done and are effective every three months or every month, depending on the kind of birth control injection used. It contains a high level of progesterone which mimics what our body ac...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Hormones]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-hormones</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-hormones</guid><description><![CDATA[Research with Birth Control Hormones started with an experiment with rabbits many, many years ago. The experiment proved that high levels of progesterone prevent ovulation. As a result, scientists found a way to synthesize human hormones (estrogen and prog...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control Resources]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources</guid><description><![CDATA[Birth Control Resources are freely available on the internet today but sometimes it pays to have your own resource at your fingertips!
Some publications are quite academic but there are some on the market that are worth the investment if you are keen to u...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/beyond-birth-control</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/beyond-birth-control</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the purposes of China&#039;s fertility policy is to improve child wellbeing. Twenty-eight years after the onset of the policy, however, it is unclear whether it has achieved this goal. This work evaluates the consequences of the policy beyond fertil...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/encyclopedia-of-birth-control</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/encyclopedia-of-birth-control</guid><description><![CDATA[In addition to full coverage of traditional techniques of contraception and a discussion of the history of current practices, this encyclopedia includes an appendix that briefly outlines the contemporary contraceptive practices in every major country in th...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encyclopedia of Birth Control]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/encyclopedia-of-birth-control-1</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/encyclopedia-of-birth-control-1</guid><description><![CDATA[The sociological, medical, and historical aspects of birth control in the twentieth century have been compiled in this unique, easy-to-use, and comprehensive resource. Objectively written and international in scope, this encyclopedia covers a variety of to...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birth Control - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References]]></title><link>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/birth-control-a-medical-dictionary-bibliography-and-annotated-research-guide-to-internet-references</link><guid>http://www.takingbirthcontrol.com/types-of-birth-control/birth-control-resources/birth-control-a-medical-dictionary-bibliography-and-annotated-research-guide-to-internet-references</guid><description><![CDATA[This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to birth control. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to upda...]]></description></item></channel></rss>