Today’s car safety seat is more sophisticated than the one you rode in years ago. The connection between the vehicle and the seat is stronger now but installation and use may be confusing for a first-time parent or a caregiver such as a grandparent.
The birth control pill is most common hormonal contraceptive with a combination of estrogen and progestin hormones, or a progestin-only pill. A monthly birth control patch that delivers hormones can provide the effectiveness of a daily pill and is more convenient to use.
The process is like managing a bank account. When we’re young the body is building lots of bone so your “bone bank” balance is growing with more deposits. That begins to level off in our 20s and by the time estrogen drops during menopause, you’re making more withdrawals from your bone bank and that can weaken bones and increase the risk of fractures. |
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