nursemom81's Advice

• Can I be pregnant?
  The pull-out method is not an acceptable form of birth control. I mean acceptable as in effective. It is correct that the fluid that a man emits before ejaculation does contain sperm. You should see your health care professional for a pregnancy test. T...
  
  
• Why hasn't my period come yet?
  Fabric is porous. Sperm can swim between the fibers of the fabric if it is damp enough. If you are a month late, you definitely need to get a urine pregnancy test. I also recommend having your partner wear a condom, because if sperm can get through, al...
  
  
• How to get rid of neverending nits?
  Your friend needs to be evaluated by a health care provider to be absolutely sure that body or hair lice is the problem. If it is indeed, your friend should not need to cut her hair. Everyone in the household must be treated for this problem to go away...
  
  
• How to stop smoking
  Perhaps you should consider talking to your doctor or nurse practitioner about the new medication called Chantix. It is a pill that you take twice every day, once in the morning and once in the evening. It stimulates the same part of the brain that get...
  
  
• Why was my period over a week late?
  Variations in you menstrual cycle can be a normal variation of your hormone cycles. Several factors can influence your cycle such as stress, recent weight loss, being under your ideal body weight, and hormone therapy (like birth control pills). You pro...
  
  
• Does anyone understand Algebra?
  Algebra is very important to the rest of your life, even though it doesn't seem so right now. In Algebra, you have to "think outside the box" and use a little imagination when it comes to solving the problems. The terms X and why and other letters only...