Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 6 Editor's Choice: 1
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lovin' your keener
[Read the article: All the guys I'm dating want me to shave down there]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I am surprised how PRO-BUSH some of these comments are!!! Having your keener waxed or otherwise is all about what you, the owner of the keener, want. I agree a little maintenance goes a long way. It's more comfortable for all parties involved. Personally, my wax lady calls it the pizza slice, not too thin, but not peeking out of the sides of your kini either (a la the Amorica album cover.)
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desogen
[Read the article: What's in your Pill?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]this Rx may be so prevalent as some fertility clinics use it in down regulation prior to a controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with gonadotropins. it is usually used for no more than three to six weeks (depending on the doctor). i am suspicious as to how many of those prescriptions were for a short duration. nonetheless, the increased risk should be fully disclosed to the patient. my doubt is that is happening. women are more concerned about the side effects of the gonadotropins or having to give themselves injections to even bother to think about that seemingly easy phase with the birth control pill.
here is what organon says: (taken from there website)
http://www.organon.com/products/gynecology/contraception/marvelon.asp
The monophasic combined low-dose oral contraceptive
In 1998 cumulative sales of Marvelon and other oral contraceptives containing desogestrel exceeded one billion worldwide, confirming its acceptability and safety.
Marvelon was approved for use in the USA in 1992, under the trade name Desogen®. It was among the first modern pills to be available to women in the USA.
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desogen
[Read the article: What's in your Pill?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]this Rx may be so prevalent as some fertility clinics use it in down regulation prior to a controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with gonadotropins. it is usually used for no more than three to six weeks (depending on the doctor). i am suspicious as to how many of those prescriptions were for a short duration. nonetheless, the increased risk should be fully disclosed to the patient. my doubt is that is happening. women are more concerned about the side effects of the gonadotropins or having to give themselves injections to even bother to think about that seemingly easy phase with the birth control pill.
here is what organon says: (taken from there website)
http://www.organon.com/products/gynecology/contraception/marvelon.asp
The monophasic combined low-dose oral contraceptive
In 1998 cumulative sales of Marvelon and other oral contraceptives containing desogestrel exceeded one billion worldwide, confirming its acceptability and safety.
Marvelon was approved for use in the USA in 1992, under the trade name Desogen®. It was among the first modern pills to be available to women in the USA.
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cog in the machine
[Read the article: The private war of women soldiers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]While on active duty in 89, I was stationed in Germany during the build up to the first Gulf War. I was raped by someone who was supposedly a good friend, a buddy. I never reported it. For the same reasons given in the article, I was truly afraid of what would happen to me: losing respect of my peers, being referred to as a whore, or worse yet, not being taking seriously by my superiors and further abused.
It is not rocket science here. If you don't keep the machine moving, the machine can't function efficiently. Reporting a rape brings the machine to a screeching halt, exposing everyone involved with little privacy or safety. And if that is because of the rape victim, well make sure s/he doesn't fall asleep for a few weeks.
For some of you who have no idea why a woman would put herself in that position, many of us were looking for a way out of an already less than stellar situation -- only to find ourselves in grass that was not any greener. I was 19 at the time of the rape and had been in for nearly two years. I joined the military straight out of high school for educational benefits. I now have a graduate degree in medicine, thanks to those benefits. I believe I more than earned it.
The system is broken. The system's architects barely admit the problem and not surprisingly, refuse to make any substantial improvements. These assaults and abuses will continue against these women who commit themselves to protecting their country only to find their country will not protect them from their peers.
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working towards ethical fertility treatments
[Read the article: In search of a fertility fix]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]i'm sure you expected someone in the field to react to the loaded (but not entirely inaccurate) description of infertility treatment as the profiteering frontier. let me be one of the first. to be honest, i strongly agree with the sentiment. it is no secret these treatments are and will continue to be expensive. women are put through horrific procedures whilst seeking to reproduce. however, there is a group of us that are feverishly working to challenge this. please know that while i do have a plaque on my wall, i am extremely aware of the vulnerability of these women -- and men. i and my colleagues are sincerely interested in the patient first, regardless of ethnicity, socio-economic background or income.