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Category: reproductive health
Societal stressors and sex ratios (a series, part 2)
What proportion of babies are males, when society is stressed out? Read this post to find out.
What proportion of babies are males? (a series, part 1)
At least, usually? Read this post to find out.
Articles to read when you need to be distracted: recent history edition
Are you trying not to think about getting your period or taking a pregnancy test? Super pregnant and super ready to be done being pregnant? Trying to think about anything other than your grief? Trying to think about anything other than your screaming child? Reading these six articles about events of the past six decades might be just what you need.
Articles to read when you need to be distracted: sports edition
From bowling to walking (yes, walking), check out these eight stories about sports that may serve as much-needed distractions for wherever you're at in life right now.
Terms Explained: what is auscultation?
What do bats have to do with a 19th century French doctor who thought his patient was attractive? They both use AUSCULTATION.
Terms Explained: what are prostaglandins?
Did you know that the same weird thing in your body can 1) make periods painful, 2) help cure newborns of certain kinds of heart disease, and 3) make a uterus contract? Welcome to the confusing and impressive world of prostaglandins. Check out this article to learn more!
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12 instagram accounts to follow if you are NFP-curious (and one more if you’re an NFP pro)
If you're just jumping into the world of NFP, I've got some IG follow recommendations for you! Here are the handles and bios of some accounts you might like. If you've got another recommendation, leave a comment!
Passionate about women’s health, from tattoos to fertility awareness: an interview with an NFP instructor
For NFP week, I sat down with Johnna Wilford, a health, wellbeing, and FEMM/SymptoPro coach in Kentucky, to ask her a few questions about NFP. We also talked about curly hair and her favorite hormone. I hope you enjoy the interview!
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