Conception is the moment when egg and sperm meet. It can take anything from 45 minutes to 12 hours for a sperm to reach your fallopian tubes, which is where conception usually happens. However, sperm can survive inside your body for up to seven days, so conception can happen at any point in the week
Continue Reading...Home pregnancy tests
A home pregnancy test detects the presence of the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), in your urine. If you test too early, before you’ve even missed a period, there may not be enough hCG in your body for a home pregnancy test to pick up. That’s because levels of the hormone gradually build up
Continue Reading...Baby names inspired by nature
Enjoying nature with your child will give you a whole new appreciation for its beauty. To feel even more connected to our natural world, why not give your child one of these nature-inspired names? Boy names Acorn Ash Bark Barrow Bear Birch Bluejay Buckthorne Chestnut Cliff Cloud Coast Dean Field Flint Forrest Glenn Grove Harvest
Continue Reading...Within 72 hours, abortion may be unavailable in Missouri, advocates warn
Come Friday Missouri may be the first state in the United States to no longer offer abortions since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. The state’s health department is expected to block services at the last health center providing abortions, according to Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Reproductive Health Services of
Continue Reading...Reading the tea leaves about whether drinking green tea is good for you
A lot of little lifestyle decisions can have a big impact on overall health. Taking the stairs for two minutes, choosing to grill rather than fry your food or refusing that extra glass of wine can all add up to a longer life. Given the importance of these small choices, some are wondering whether they
Continue Reading...Energy drinks may have unintended health risks
Energy drinks may promise a boost, but experts are increasingly concerned that their cocktails of ingredients could have unintended health risks. A study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that caffeinated energy drinks altered the heart’s electrical activity and raised blood pressure. The extent of these electrical changes — which
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