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Pregnancy can be one of the greatest experiences in a woman’s life. Unfortunately too many young teen girls with bright futures ahead of them are experiencing pregnancy at far too early of any age. Teen pregnancy can be traumatic for a lot of people other than just the mother. The child’s father (often a young teenager himself) not to mention the parents and family of the couple as well. The actual stress of telling people, the increased pressure from family and friends on your decision making and just simply moving on for the best interest of the child can be very hard for a young girl. Pregnancy with teenagers will never be easy and will most likely continue to be a highly controversial topic for a long time. .

Although birth control is the easiest and most effective form of birth control on the market, it also has the highest rate of failure because of human error.  If you are already on the pill or thinking about going on it, here are some important things you need to know.

The pill was designed to effectively prevent pregnancy with an average sized woman. Apparently the drug companies think 150 pounds is a normal size for a woman and so designed their pills to work the best with women of this range of weight. That’s not to say that the pill isn’t effective if you’re over 150lb. it’s just that it works the best in that weight range. If you are really worried about it, look into a secondary or backup form of birth control.

Black is still slimming right? Straight lines are better because horizontal lines make you look big don’t they?  These are two classic though processes women think about when trying to find clothes to make them look thinner. There are several tips and tricks you can use to help you decide what clothes are going to make you look slimmer.

First, look for clothes that are in colors that compliment your skin tone. Avoid sharply contrasting colors because they draw attention to the parts of your body that you are trying to cover up.

Try to pick out designs that accentuate the thinner parts of your body. Try using vertical lines. These typically make you seem thinner to the eye. Narrow lines, when placed further apart from each other can also make you look thinner.

Unfortunately these days, women’s self defense, especially for college girls, is an absolute must. All you have to do is read a newspaper or watch TV to see that the level o violence in our schools is rising exorbitantly. Luckily there are several products on the market today that can help you defend yourself from any attack and prevent you from being another college violence statistic

Here are three of the very best self defense and protection products a woman can have.

1)  Pepper Spray.  I doesn’t matter if it’s an expensive bottle of MACE or a knock off pepper spray, regardless of what you’ve heard these sprays will drop even the toughest attacker to his knees in one spray. If your attacker rubs his eyes, they’ll only burn worse. Concealable in a small purse, pepper sprays are a wonderful alternative to bulky or expensive self defense items.

An important aspect of many women’s daily routine is her nails. Perfect nails are as important as any other wardrobe piece or chic designer accessory. Whether we think its right or not, many people will judge you on nails and they will notice. Keeping up with their maintenance is extremely important. Sometimes its hard to keep up with nails because of how much time it takes to paint, buff, clean and trim them on nearly a daily bases. What can you do to establish a no-nonsense quick nail daily routine? Here are some tips on maintaining beautiful nails.

Do your best to avoid damage to your nails. The biggest reason many women don’t achieve beautiful nails is because they are constantly chewing or picking at them. Leave them alone! If you damage your nails not only will they look bad, but they will take forever to grow back!

A talented plastic surgeon isn’t just a doctor, he’s an artist. As a patient nothing is more important than doing all the homework you can on your prospective doctor before undergoing surgery. There are thousands of good doctors out there, but many aren’t the type of artist you want working with you.  

The best place to start your search for a plastic surgeon is by first deciding what you want done and then finding a specialist in that area. A good example is going with the best breast augmentation surgeon in the country for a nose job. Although their qualifications may be completely in line, you’ll want to find a doctor that has years of experience specifically on noses. It’s much the same as hiring an artist, hiring a wonderful painter for a sculpting job doesn’t make much sense either.

Many women don’t know that it’s not uncommon for young women to experience symptoms of menopause as early as their late 30’s. It can come as a shock for some women and they will most likely have quite a few questions.

Menopause, although being a very natural stage in a woman’s life can be an extremely depressing time. Many younger women experiencing signs of menopause might prefer to hide this from their friends and family.

Premature degeneration of the ovaries, when your body’s hormones cause the woman’s ovaries to stop working normally, is one of the fist signs of premature menopause. Many kinds of invasive surgeries can also cause early onset menopause. It can also occur swiftly as a result of any reproductive surgery hysterectomy. Both of these types of procedures will play havoc on your immune system. Many cases of premature menopause are related to hysterectomies.

The International Journal of Obesity has recently published a report that claims to genetically link childhood obesity to their parents eating habits. We all know that the environment will play a major factor in our child’s habits and tendencies, especially at a young age. However this new research seems to link weight loss to the type of eating habits shown by the child’s parents; regardless of how close attention you pay to your daughter’s weight.

Over the last 20 years there has been an unprecedented spike in the amount of couples using fertility drugs. Many claim this is because men and women alike are choosing to begin having children at an older age. Hopeful expectants should be wary however, as there is always the potential risk of side effects introducing new hormones into the body.

With fertility drugs being on the rise, many rumors have emerged that link it’s use with ovarian cancer. Over the last year however, scientists have debunked this myth. While we still do not completely understand how foreign hormones react with our body, fertility drugs do not cause or accelerate any form of cancer.