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Abortion Kills Your Sex Life Says UK Doctor in Times Column
By Hilary White

In the May 2 instalment of his regular health feature in The Times, Dr. Thomas Stuttaford responded to a reader who complained of a loss of interest in sex following an abortion. "Though my boyfriend and I agreed it was the right thing to do, I feel guilty and I've gone off sex," wrote the questioner. Dr. Stuttaford responded by saying that loss of libido after an abortion is "so common that it can almost be said to be expected".

Asked if the feelings would pass, Stuttaford wrote, "It is possible, but by no means inevitable, that the changes this will have wrought in the way you feel about a future together may have irretrievably undermined your relationship."

Indeed, Dr. Stuttaford observed that in "years of experience with patients" has "reinforced the teaching I received in my early medical life that even the most ardent affair may not survive an abortion, although both partners often remain good friends. Frequently, there has been too much emotion around, even if there have been no spoken recriminations. The shadow of the decision to have the termination, and any doubts one or other may have had about this deep down in their psyche, means that sooner or later they will be tempted to start again with, as if it were, a clean slate."

Stuttaford referred to a study, authored "about 15 years ago," that he said showed that although "nearly all" women suffer feelings of guilt and grief following abortion, the effects usually passed within a month.

"My own opinion," he writes, "is that the American research workers were unduly sanguine in expecting women to jettison guilt and overcome their feelings of loss - the grief response - within just a month."

Statistical research by the Elliot Institute shows that, in many cases, the emotional effects of abortion are still discernable eight weeks after an abortion. In one study, two months after their abortions, 44 percent of women complained of nervous disorders, 36 percent had experienced sleep disturbances, 31 percent had regrets about their decision and 11 percent had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor.

But Dr. Stuttaford quickly assures his questioner that "neither of you should assume blame or feel guilty."




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The Loch Sex Monster
By Krysta Fitzpatrick
Muse

Before I had ever actually had sex – or even a serious relationship for that matter – movies like Dirty Dancing, Last Tango in Paris, and Cruel Intentions had imprinted in my head this distorted image of what sex, desire, and love were.

Love was passionate, fiery, intense, and brooding. Sex was powerful, wild, epic, and spur of moment hot hot hot! Or at least that’s what movies made me think they were – then I actually had sex.

Thanks in particular to Dirty Dancing, I thought losing your virginity meant a hot summer night, dancing seductively under a dimmed light to Otis Redding. Then the person you desire passionately lays you down and blows your mind for hours on end –without any worry of pain or pregnancy. Note how in films you very rarely stop to see anyone put on a condom.

Instead, it’s more like five minutes of foreplay in your friend’s parents’ (who happen to be out of town) bed, that leads to two minutes of excruciating pain – socks still on, friends downstairs getting drunk while watching Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, and the only music being the faint sound of someone in the living room attempting to drunkenly play a Dave Matthews Band song on guitar. Not exactly what I was expecting.

After actually having sex and being in serious relationships I finally realized that, since I was a little kid, movies had been building romance up to be something that it wasn’t at all.


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By Dadrian V
Easy Home Remedies For A Beautiful Skin

It is true. There is a multitude of acne treatments available today. Which ones works, which ones don't, which one is good for your specific situation so you will get your skin what it deserves? Often we get fooled by the hype done by the big cosmetics companies spending billions on fancy ads only designed to sell A PRODUCT and not THE BEST PRODUCT for you. Well, if you actually try to compute all the money you spend this way you may be surprised by how much adds up: the trip to the store, then how many bottles of cleanser, toner, moisturizer, skin exfoliator... O my God, now your bathroom looks like a hospital medicine cabinet!!

Reality is that you don't need to go expensive or complicated to maintain a beautiful skin. There are ways, plenty of natural ways, to get that smooth skin you always dreamed of. Moreover, they are not that expensive as the big brand name ones are!

Simple Home Recipes for a Great Skin How simple is this:

Recipe #1: one egg, a tablespoon of mayonnaise and one of honey. Mix these three ingredients and apply to the skin! After it dries out gently wipe with a warm washcloth!

Recipe #2: one table spoon yeast, one of baking soda, one of water. Mix thoroughly and apply on your face. After approximately 15 minutes rinse with warm water!

Recipe #3: one tablespoon flour, one of olive oil, a quarter tablespoon orange peel powder, one tablespoon beaten yogurt. Mix until you get a paste and apply on your neck. Allow to dry and rinse with warm and then cold water!

Who doesn't know about the benefits of cucumber in skin treatments? Slices of cucumber applied to the eyes relieve and refresh puffiness. Also cucumber is a remarkable cleanser when sliced and rubbed on your face. Tomatoes are as beneficial as cucumber!


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Exercising during pregnancy has a lot of benefits. It will help keep you in shape and make labor a lot easier for both you and your baby. It has also been shown that mothers that exercised during pregnancy had babies that were more lean, and had an overall higher intelligence.

Exercising while pregnant can be really easy to do. If you have a regular routine that you normally follow, you should be able to keep with that workout with some slight modifications. If you are not used to exercising, I am going to give you 3 safe exercises that you can easily do. It is advised that you see your doctor before starting any exercise routine while pregnant.

The first exercise is the abduction leg lift. It is a really simple exercise that will work the hips and help make them stronger and ready for labor. What you do is lay on the floor on your side. Bend your bottom leg slightly, and lift your top leg straight up. This is a great exercise that will work all kinds of lower muscles. It will also help to keep the hip pain away later in pregnancy.


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