im still waiting for my period too, its supposed to be coming maybe in a week or 2 so im not so sure.

Asked 1 hour ago.

Dr. Ashok Koparday’s reply.

ANSWER

Try to remember when your expected period is due. My reply would have been specific and possibly reassuring if you were to tell me when you are to have periods, is your menstrual cycle regular, how many days you bleed.
RIGHT NOW the option you have is to take Emergency Contraception. Please read about this ‘morning after pill’.

HOPE FOR THE BEST. BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST.
If you don’t get periods on the expected date do Urine Pregnancy Test.

From the details you provided it is most likely that you have no pregnancy.

Urine Pregnancy Test will confirm or refute this.

Following this, if you find that you are pregnant you can take medicines for Medical Termination of Pregnancy under medical supervision.

Confide in well meaning mature adult friend or relative and get help. So many relatives and friends love you, care for you.

Go to qualified Gynecologist to seek clear guidance. Doctor is bound to keep secrecy. Law provides for legal permission for Medical Termination of Pregnancy irrespective of your age and circumstances. The doctor will educate you on methods of birth control that all youngsters must know.

Once and for all read and KNOW about simple methods of birth control like ‘calendar method’.

Source(s):
http://mydoctortells.com,

http://doctortells.blogspot.com

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101158_2101153,00.html

One of the most common worries for a newly pregnant woman is whether it’s O.K. to keep doing what got her pregnant in the first place. For low-risk pregnancies, the verdict isin: Sex is a go .
In a review of previous studies, published in February in the Canadian Medical Association Journal , researchers concluded that there’s absolutely nothing wrongwith having intercourse, provided a pregnancy is progressing without complications. “Sex in pregnancy is normal,” wrote the authors. “Thereare very few proven contraindications and risks to intercourse in low-risk pregnancies, andtherefore these patients should be reassured.”
Abstinence may be advised in situations of placenta previa, in which the placenta covers the cervix, or when there’s a risk of preterm labor. But even previous preterm births don’t necessarily mean a woman should swear off sex.
The fear that orgasm triggers uterine contractions that can leadto labor is unfounded; while orgasm does stimulate the uterus, contractions are thought to ease once the orgasm winds down.
The research is intended as a guide for doctors, some of whom — like oneItalian physician who tells his patients to avoid orgasm — aren’t offering evidence-based advice, according to Dan Farine, the head of the maternal-fetal-medicine department at the University of Toronto. Farine says the Italian doctor would tell his patients to have as much sex as they want “as long as they don’t enjoy it.”
Having sex near your due date — an oft-shared tip for bringing baby out — doesn’t catapult you into labor, says lead author Claire Jones. Some studieshave shown an association; others haven’t. That said, notes Jones, “if you’re feeling comfortable and you want to try, why not?”

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF SURROGACY?
The child bearing woman may be the child’s genetic mother (called traditional surrogacy), or she may carry the pregnancy to delivery after having an embryo, to which she has no genetic relationship whatsoever, transferred to her uterus (called gestational surrogacy). If the pregnant woman received compensation for carrying and delivering the child (besides medical and other reasonable expenses) the arrangement is called a commercial surrogacy, otherwise the arrangement is sometimes referred to as an altruistic surrogacy.

HOW IS SURROGACY DONE?
When sperm and ovum are fertilized in the laboratory and the resulting embryo is transferred into another healthy woman, who is called the surrogate mother.

REASONS FOR SURROGACY
The social parents (that is, those that intend to raise the child) may arrange a surrogate pregnancy because of homosexuality, female infertility, or other medical issues which may make the pregnancy or delivery impossible, risky or otherwise undesirable.

Read about Commercial Surrogacy in India.
See HOW SURROGACY IN INDIA IS DIFFERENT COMPARED TO THAT IN THE WORLD.

http://mydoctortells.com/surrogacy-commercial-india/

SURROGACY concerns
Artificial insemination
Bioethics
Embryo transfer
Fertility
Fertility tourism
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
In-vitro fertilization
Infertility
Reproduction
Repugnant market
Sperm donation
Third party reproduction

REFERENCE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogacy

http://mydoctortells.com/surrogacy-commercial-india/

What is surrogacy? Click here.

WORLD WIDE THERE ARE DIFFERENT LAWS FOR SURROGACY
Australia
In all states in Australia (except Tasmania which bans all surrogacy under the Surrogacy Contracts Act 1993), altruistic surrogacy has been the only recently recognized surrogacy that has become legal. However, in all states and the Australian Capital Territory arranging commercial surrogacy is a criminal offense.

Canada
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHRC) permits only altruistic surrogacy.

France
In France, since 1994, any surrogacy arrangement that is commercial or altruistic, is illegal or unlawful and is not sanctioned by the law.

United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Hungary
Commercial surrogacy is criminal.

Japan
In March 2008, the Science Council of Japan proposed a ban on surrogacy and said that doctors, agents and their clients should be punished for commercial surrogacy arrangements.

Iceland and Italy
All surrogacy arrangements (both commercial and altruistic) are illegal.

Israel
Israel the first country in the world to implement a form of state-controlled surrogacy in which each and every contract must be approved directly by the state. The numerous restrictions on surrogacy under Israeli law have prompted some intended parents to turn to surrogates outside of the country.

Russian Federation
Gestational surrogacy, even commercial [is legal in Russia],[26] being [available for practically all adults willing to be parents.

United States of America
Some States in USA penalize, some are friendly, such as California, Illinois, and Maryland, among others.

For legal purposes, what matters is where the contract is completed, where the surrogate mother resides, and where the birth takes place. Therefore, individuals living in a non-friendly state can still benefit from the polices of surrogacy friendly states by working with a surrogate who lives and will give birth in a friendly state.

California, which is a surrogacy friendly state, attracts intended parents from around the country, including, because of its relatively friendly civil rights regime, many LGBT individuals. Women working as surrogates include many military wives who use it to supplement their income and help others create families while their own partners are deployed.

On the contrary,
New York law provides for civil penalties for those who participate in or facilitate a commercial surrogacy contract in New York

Pakistan
In Karachi and Lahore, many hospitals are doing this business, government of Pakistan has not yet defined any policy on Surrogacy.

REFERENCE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogacy

http://mydoctortells.com/surrogacy/

Aamir Khan, Kiran get a son through IVF, surrogacy
by
Bharati Dubey & Malathy Iyer, TNN | Dec 6, 2011, 01.29AM IST

Aamir Khan-Kiran Rao blessed with baby boy

MUMBAI: On December 1, actor Aamir Khan and his filmmaker-wife, Kiran Rao welcomed their first-born son-but with a classy difference. The couple, in an openness that is rare in the Indian society, announced that their son was born through surrogacy using the IVF (in-vitro fertilization) technique.

Their letter, which was released to the media on Monday, thanked miracles of science and read, “This baby is especially dear to us because he was born to us after a long wait and some difficulty.” The letter added that due to medical complications, “we were advised to have a baby through IVF-surrogacy, and we feel very grateful to the Almighty that all has gone well”.

The couple didn’t mention whether their son was born in Mumbai or outside. They underwent treatment with Dr Firuza Parikh, who heads Jaslok Hospital’s IVF department. On Monday, Dr Parikh told TOI, “This is an extremely happy moment for us. Kiran has gone through a lot and we are all excited for her. They underwent IVF-surrogacy treatment and they are the biological and genetic parents of the baby.” Family sources suggested that Kiran Rao (38), who suffered a miscarriage last year, had uterine medical problems that necessitated a surrogacy.

The couple married in December 2005. Aamir (46) has two other children from his first wife, Reena Dutta.

On Monday, in a single sweep of words, the actor who is associated with some path-breaking films emerged as the poster-boy for IVF and surrogacy-terms that Indians in general have been too squeamish to discuss in the open. His ‘endorsement of sorts’ comes in a year of controversies surrounding surrogacy in Mumbai; babies born through it to foreigners were deemed ‘stateless’ because their parents’ country of origin didn’t recognize surrogacy.

The medical fraternity believes that Aamir’s letter will change the public perception about IVF. Dr Indira Hinduja, who is officially credited with India’s first test-tube baby born in KEM Hospital 25 years ago, said, “It’s nice of Aamir Khan to talk about it. He is a top star and people may now no longer mind undergoing a surrogacy treatment and talking about it.”

Infertility specialist Dr Hrishikesh Pai said Aamir’s statement would bring surrogacy into the mainstream of medicine. But, more important, he said, was that Aamir’s “speaking out” will help people accept the world of IVF. “I get calls from former patients saying they have recommended my centre to a friend or family member. In the same breath, they add that they don’t want this person to know that they themselves had undergone IVF treatment with me earlier. People are paranoid about being considered disadvantaged for seeking help in having a child.”

Aamir’s endorsement could have both a positive and a negative impact, said infertility specialist Dr Aniruddha Malpani. “Celebs play a big role in influencing societal attitudes and the fact that Aamir Khan has used surrogacy to have a baby and has issued a press release stating this publicly means that many other infertile couples will want to learn more about this option,” he said.

The bad impact, he said, is that surrogacy will now become more acceptable as a method of family building. “The danger is that many other infertile couples will follow blindly in his footsteps. Surrogacy can be misused, overused and abused,” added Dr Malpani.

• Dr. Firuza Parikh
• Dr. Indira Hinduja
• Dr. Hrishikesh Pai
• Dr. Aniruddha Malpani
  are all from Mumbai, past students of Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, same as
• Dr. Ashok Koparday

Source and Copyright of:
The above appeared verbatim in The Times Of India today on December 06, 2011.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Aamir-Khan-Kiran-get-a-son-through-IVF-surrogacy/articleshow/10999104.cms

SUA is not to be taken lightly.
You may have to meet more than one Gynecologist to be sure what is to be done.

What is SUA?
Normally, when the umbilical cord develops, it forms three vessels: two arteries and one vein. However, in some cases, just one artery develops. Precisely why this occurs is not entirely known. It is suspected, though, that one artery may simply stop growing as it develops or perhaps that the primordial umbilical artery does not divide properly.

Single umbilical artery SUA is the most common malformation of the umbilical cord. On its own, SUA does not necessarily pose a risk to you or your child as an umbilical cord with just one artery is sufficient to support a pregnancy to term. However, SUA does increase your child’s risk for certain birth defects.

POSSIBLE RISKS WITH SUA

SUA has Been Found; Will My Baby be Born Healthy?

Anywhere from half to two-thirds of babies born with single artery umbilical cord are born healthy and with no chromosomal or congenital abnormalities. Of the remaining babies with SUA , some studies suggest that about 25 percent have birth defects, including chromosomal and/or other abnormalities. These can include trisomy 13 or trisomy 18. However, the most common pregnancy complications that occur in infants with SUA are heart defects, gastrointestinal tract abnormalities and problems with the central nervous system. The respiratory system, urinary tract, and musculoskeletal system may also be affected. One in five babies affected by SUA will be born with multiple malformations.

Aside from these problems, between 15% and 20% of infants with SUA may suffer from intrauterine growth retardation. Single umbilical artery also has an increased miscarriage rate of 22% associated with it, likely due to the increased abnormalities. Furthermore, there is an association between SUA and low birthweight (<2500g) and early delivery (<37 weeks).

HOW TO BE SURE BABY IS NORMAL?

It is likely that you will receive a more thorough ultrasound scan in order to detect any abnormalities. Since ultrasound scans are very good at picking up abnormalities, if you have a normal ultrasound, then it is likely that your baby will be born without any congenital or chromosomal abnormalities. A fetal echocardiogram may also be performed to check the health of your child.

In the presence of an otherwise reassuring prenatal ultrasound, the only other change to antenatal care one might make is a growth scan to make sure the baby is growing at a normal rate toward the last month of pregnancy.

References
1. http://www.womens-health.co.uk/sua.asp

2. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/262470-overview

3. http://www.amazingpregnancy.com/pregnancy-articles/181.html

Cunnilingus

What is technically called as cunnilingus implies stimulation by licking women’s external genitals (vulva) by the tongue done by partner causing intense sexual arousal and orgasm.
Cunnilingus is to females asfellatio (blow job) is to men.
The commonly used names for cunnilingus are given below.

Is Oral Pleasuring of female genitalia normal?

It is indeed normal. Giving face (cunnilingus) enhances sexual pleasure. It is not a perversion. Some women may not prefer it. Some cannot resist it.

Lesbian and Straight
Lesbian does this for her female partner just as heterosexual (non lesbians) male does it for his female partner.

Medical Role of Cunnilingus

Treatment of an-orgasmic women and female sexual arousal dysfunctions.
Cunnilingus can be effectively used to cause sexual arousal, sustain sexual excitement, generate adequate lubrication. This is one of the important treatments for an-orgasmic women.

Better sex compliance, generation of mood.
It is not uncommon to find women who have not experienced the thrill of sex so all frills become meaningless. Many boys ask, “Is there any remedy to cause sexual arousal?” Good news boys, do carpet munching (cunnilingus) .
No risk of pregnancy too.

When a partner goes down (performs cunnilingus)

what cunnilingus feels like for a woman.

Most women have whacking out of the world sexual experience, like floating on intense clouds of repeated climax.

This stimulation of vulva by mouth done by her partner is called Cunnilingus only in medical textbooks. The various names commonly used for this heightened sexual excitement are as follows.

• have a box lunch
• GO DOWN ON
• square away
• give face
• Eat
  eat out/hair pie/fur pie/
• Dine at the Y
• Enjoying a Tuna Taco.
• Carpet munching
• oral sex for female

Below are dictionary definitions.

DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS

1. The fine art of making love to a vagina/vulva with your mouth and tongue.

2. The act of using the mouth to stimulate the female genitalia. This can include sucking or licking the outer and inner areas of the vagina, and most often involves direct stimulation of the clitoris
Some women find cunnilingus to be the most satisfying sexual act. Indeed, a great number of women report that oral sex is the only way they can achieve orgasm. The mouth can create a uniquely intense range of sensations which many find unrivaled. Any woman you learn to do it right for will appreciate you all the more for it.

Oral pleasuring of the female vagina in an attempt to make her cum. Also called Carpet Munching, Dining at the Y, or Enjoying a Tuna Taco.

Dictionary Online Slang Dictionary

WHAT BEING FRIGID MEANS?

Frigid is a term used when a girl has no feelings of sexual desire. It is a type of Female Sexual Dysfunction called as Female Sexual Arousal Disorder.

METHODS TO OVERCOME BEING FRIGID

Methods of overcoming sexual frigidity would be different if woman has lack of sexual desire towards a
A. Specific man (such as husband or lover) and
B. Absolute lack of sexual disorder with any man.

B.
In the latter case B. investigations such as Blood hormone levels are required to determine cause of frigidity for successful treatment of frigidity.

It is important to know if the woman had sexual desires in the past but, has ceased to have desires now.

Disease conditions of the mind such as depressive disorder (endogenous depression) and body such as diabetes, oophorectomy (removal of ovaries), total hysterectomy (removal of uterus along with ovaries) or ovarian diseases can cause frigidity. In order to overcome frigidity diagnosis of the cause is required. If hormonal disorder is the cause treatment may include administration of necessary hormones, example testosterone.

A.
This the commonest type of being frigid. To overcome frigidity relationship discord between the boy and the girl has to be identified. Bringing romance in relationship, removing fears related to sex are some measures that may be required. To overcome being frigid help of Sex Therapist for diagnosis and counseling is called for in type A.

Past history of sexual abuse, example childhood sexual trauma may cause frigidity. To overcome this psycho sexual therapy is useful.

MEDICINES TO OVERCOME BEING FRIGID IN WOMEN

“Are there any medications to overcome being frigid?” is a common question we get. Note that no specific medicine is available as treatment to overcome sexual frigidity.
What medicine does is corrects the cause of frigidity. Hence, if there is hormonal imbalance as during menopause, hormone replacement therapy will work. If depression is the underlying cause, use of antidepressants to relieve depression becomes specific medicine to overcome being frigid.

MEDICINES TO OVERCOME BEING FRIGID IN MEN

Please note that there is no medicine to overcome frigid in men too. Viagra © [Sildenafil citrate] does not increase sexual desire. Viagra © works only in presence of sexual desire and does not work if there is no sexual desire.

ALCOHOL TO OVERCOME BEING FRIGID

Alcohol does help men and women overcome being frigid. It does this by its action on the central nervous system, which leads to uninhibited behavior. Alcohol in large doses and over long period of time acts as sex depressant.

BEST TREATMENT

To overcome being frigid, attractive sexual partner, privacy, and shamelessness works as best treatment.

See wikianswers

Tampon

What is a tampon?
How does a tampon look like?
What size is a tampon?
How to use a tampon?
What are advantages of tampon?
What are disadvantages of tampon?
What are sideeffects of tampon?
Tampons and virginity?
What people say about tampons?

What are the side effects of using tampon?
By Leigha Winters, college student writer

Most women find that tampons are easier and less problematic to deal with than sanitary napkins or towels. However, some women do find tampons irritating or uncomfortable.

Furthermore, tampons have been found to increase the risk for Toxic Shock Syndrome, or TSS. TSS is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome (TSLS) is a similar condition caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes. Both of these syndromes are extremely rare-about one to 17 out of every 100,000 menstruating females will get TSS each year and even fewer get TSLS, but these cases may be fatal.
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If you choose to use tampons, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends the following to lower your risk of TSS:

•Use the tampon with the lowest absorbency you need, e.g. don’t use a bigger or more absorbent tampon for a small blood flow.

•Change your tampon at least every four to eight hours.

•Avoid using tampons overnight when sleeping.
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•Follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

•Store tampons in a clean, dry place.

•Wash hands with soap and water before and after inserting or removing a tampon.

•Try a less absorbent variety if a tampon is irritating or difficult to remove.

•Stay informed of TSS by reading the package information included in the tampon box and asking about TSS when you have a medical checkup.

•Stay aware of TSS symptoms because early diagnosis and speedy treatment are crucial in avoiding the most serious effects of TSS.
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TSS symptoms include:
•Sudden high fever of 102ºF (38.9ºC) or higher

•Systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg

•Vomiting

•Diarrhea

•Muscle aches

•Dizziness, fainting or near fainting when standing up

•Malaise and confusion

•A rash that looks like a sunburn
If you have these symptoms during menstruation, quickly remove your tampon if you are using one and get medical help immediately.
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By Leigha Winters, college student writer

Tampon

What is a tampon?
How does a tampon look like?
What size is a tampon?
How to use a tampon?
What are advantages of tampon?
What are disadvantages of tampon?
What are sideeffects of tampon?
Tampons and virginity?
What people say about tampons? MYTHS

Tampons and virginity
Does using tampon cause tear of hymen, hence loosing virginity?
Virginity is not lost.

Vagina is an expandable elastic tube. The opening of the vagina allows menses to flow out, so also it can allow tampon to go in.

What people say about tampons? MYTHS
Tampon does not go inside the body and get lost within.
The size of the tampon is related to absorption capacity of the tampon. It is not the same as the size of vagina.
Tampons are not damaging if she remembers to remove and replace every 4 hours.
Toxic Shock Syndrom is rare. 17 in 10,000 women may have it every year.
[1] Leigha Winters, college student writer, Palo alto medical foundation

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

A mirror is often helpful so that you can see exactly where your vaginal opening is. You can also try using a small amount of vaginal lubricant (K-Y Jelly) on the end of the tampon to help it glide in.

[3] youngwomenshealth
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