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Get The Facts About Condoms by Helen Ferry
Why Choose Condoms?? Condoms are usually easy to get.? Male condoms together with spermicide are 99% effective in preventing pregnancy.? The female condom is 79-95% effective in preventing pregnancy (about the same as the cervical cap and diaphragm). The female condom offers more protection from... >>More<<
Birth Control Pills by Helen Ferry
Choosing birth control... There are two ways to enjoy sex without getting pregnant...sex other than vaginal intercourse or vaginal intercourse with birth control. The use of birth control is an individual and private matter. It affects your body, relationships and lifestyle. There is no perfect... >>More<<
Birth Control Choices by Helen Ferry
Choosing birth control... There are two ways to enjoy sex without getting pregnant....sex other than vaginal intercourse or vaginal intercourse with birth control. The use of birth control is an individual and private matter. It affects your body, relationships and lifestyle. There is no perfect... >>More<<
Emergency Contraceptive Pills by Helen Ferry
What are emergency contraceptive pills? Emergency contraceptive pills are commonly known as the "Morning After Pill" . They are birth control pills in a very high dose. These pills will contain the hormones estrogen and progestin, or progestin only. You can prevent pregnancy after intercourse by... >>More<<
What I Need To Know About Hepatitis B1 by Helen Ferry
Hepatitis B is caused by a virus. A virus is a germ that causes sickness. (For example, the flu is caused by a virus.) People can pass viruses to each other. The virus that causes hepatitis B is called the hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B is spread by contact with an infected person's blood, semen,... >>More<<
Get The Facts About Sterilization by Helen Ferry
Sterilization is one of the birth control methods available to women. It is meant to be permanent. When a woman chooses sterilization, surgery is used to close her fallopian tubes. This prevents sperm from reaching the egg. More and more women today choose sterilization. It is the most popular... >>More<<
The Diaphragm Cervical Cap Contraceptive Sponge And Spermicide by Helen Ferry
What is the Cervical Cap? The cervical cap is a type of barrier birth control that is used to prevent unplanned pregnancies. Like the diaphragm, the cervical cap works to prevent sperm from entering the uterus. Unlike the diaphragm, however, the cervical cap is much smaller and fits more tightly... >>More<<
Depo Provera by Helen Ferry
What is depo-provera? Depo-provera is a hormone that is given by injection ( a needle). Each injection protects against pregnancy for three months. The injection is usually given in the buttocks, thigh or upper arm.This small brochure was made to help you get important and necessary medical... >>More<<
What I Need To Know About Hepatitis C1 by Helen Ferry
Hepatitis C is a liver disease. Hepatitis (HEP-ah-TY-tis) makes your liver swell and stops it from working right. You need a healthy liver. The liver does many things to keep you alive. The liver fights infections and stops bleeding. It removes drugs and other poisons from your blood. The liver... >>More<<
Caring For Someone With Aids by Helen Ferry
This brochure was designed to help friends and relatives providing home care for people with AIDS. It is not a medical document, but a practical guide full of helpful tips regarding your everyday routine. Above all, it stresses the precautions and preventive measures that should be taken for the... >>More<<
Caring Safely For People With Hiv Or Aids by Helen Ferry
Giving safe care to people with HIV or AIDS in the community is largely common sense. Everyday good hygiene and practising universal precautions will usually be enough. This booklet gives simple instructions about concerns that caregivers may have. This booklet will help caregivers and HIV-positive... >>More<<
Contraceptive Patch by Helen Ferry
Choosing birth control...There are two ways to enjoy sex without getting pregnant....sex other than vaginal intercourse or vaginal intercourse with birth control. The use of birth control is an individual and private matter. It affects your body, relationships and lifestyle. There is no perfect... >>More<<
Intrauterine Contraceptive Device by Helen Ferry
Why choose an IUCD? The intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is 98-99% effective in preventing pregnancy. Once it is in place, you won't have to worry about birth control for one or two years or more, depending on the type of IUCD.There are two ways to enjoy sex without getting pregnant...sex... >>More<<
What I Need To Know About Hepatitis A1 by Helen Ferry
Hepatitis A is a liver disease. Hepatitis (HEP-ah-TY-tis) makes your liver swell and stops it from working right. You need a healthy liver. The liver does many things to keep you alive. The liver fights infections and stops bleeding. It removes drugs and other poisons from your blood. The liver... >>More<<