Birth control

Birth control

The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.

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genitals

Parenting; Birth control

Internal and external sex organs of both the male and female.

gestation

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Period of time from conception to birth.

gonorrhea

Parenting; Birth control

A bacterial sexually transmitted disease.

grief

Parenting; Birth control

The normal process of reacting to a loss. The loss may be physical (such as a death), social (such as divorce), or occupational (such as a job). Emotional reactions of grief can include anger, ...

gynecology

Parenting; Birth control

The branch of medicine particularly concerned with the health of the female organs of reproduction and diseases thereof.

heart

Parenting; Birth control

The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. It is positioned in the chest behind the sternum (breastbone; in front of the trachea, esophagus, and aorta; and ...

heart disease

Parenting; Birth control

Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term "heart disease" is used narrowly and incorrectly as a synonym for coronary artery disease. Heart disease is synonymous with cardiac disease ...