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Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch: Do NOT Use It

Summary:

Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch increases risk of life-threatening blood clots.
Exposes women to 60% higher levels of estrogen which pose higher risk of some cancers.
Not very effective in women over 198 pounds.
No evidence of being better than oral contraceptives.
7% of women on Ortho Evra gained 10 pounds or more during the clinical trial.

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Breastfeeding Associated with Lower Risk of Diabetes

Breastfeeding is becoming popular once again - and I am thankful for that on numerous accounts. I will address the pros of breastfeeding at some point soon - as I am a huge proponent for it. Both of my sons have been breastfed. Our first for 1.5 years and our second is only 5 months [...]