Age of Autism By Teresa Conrick Teresa Conrick is a Contributing Editor to Age of Autism. May 3, 2011 The sketch you see of my daughter, Megan, (here) was done by my neighbor, Ceil, when Megan was eight. She used a photo as Meg was never able to pose and Ceil wanted to capture the […]
Hormones, Autism and Seizures – A Dangerous Mix
Age of Autism By Teresa Conrick Teresa Conrick is a Contributing Editor to Age of Autism. March 2, 2011 Two years ago, I wrote about my beautiful, vaccine-injured child, Megan, turning 16. March 2nd marks her 18th birthday and boy, has she gotten some horrible gifts! The Supreme Court of our United States declared on […]
Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk: Questions and Answers
Published by the National Cancer Institute Introduction Oral contraceptives (OCs) first became available to American women in the early 1960s. The convenience, effectiveness, and reversibility of action of birth control pills (popularly known as “the pill”) have made them the most popular form of birth control in the United States. However, concerns have been raised […]
Effect of the Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraceptives on Human Papillomavirus
Channa E. Schmeink, MD, Leon F. Massuger, MD, PhD, Charlotte H. Lenselink, MD, PhD, Wim G. Quint, PhD, Willem J. Melchers, PhD, and Ruud L. Bekkers, MD, PhD (Obstet Gynecol 2010;116:67–75) OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use on the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of human papillomavirus(HPV). […]