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TOXIC FRIENDSHIPS

 Friendship is one of the most coveted relationship and it surpasses age, gender and even region. Like any other relationship, friendship requires time attention, care and fair adjustment and sacrifice from both ends  While good friends and friendships makes us happier, being in a toxic friendship can make us miserable. Toxic friendship happen when one person is being emotionally harmed or used by another making the relationship more of a burden than support. It leaves one feeling exhausted, emotional and bad about themselves. Signs you are in a toxic friendship (i) You feel completely drained and always feel like you are in a competition with them  (ii)You feel obligated to be their friend;They often use emotional abuse tactics such as  *shifting the blame on you to make you feel like you are the problem, *acting different when you are in public and private,*putting you down often and make you believe you are overacting.... etc (iii)You give away more than you recei...
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BIRTH CONTROL PILLS

Birth control pills are daily pills that contain hormones to change the way the body works and prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation. TYPES; (i ) combination pill... contain both oestrogen and progesterone               (ii) progestin-only pill Deciding on birth control pills Not all pills are suitable for every person. in that case you have to consider the following;    * Your menstrual symptoms- if you experience heavy bleeding you are advised to use progestin-only      * Your cardiovascular health- if you have a history of stroke or blood clots..you should avoid combination pills Mostly used pill -Postinor-2 {P2} P2 is the most taken emergency pill after sex to prevent pregnancy that is priced at only Ksh. 100 in most pharmacies.  The first tablet should be taken as soon as possible and the second pill 12 hours after. It can also be taken as 2 tablets at once. P2 should only be taken once every menstrual cycle. Takin...
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ABNORMAL MENSTRUAL PERIODS

  When that time of the month rolls around, the sudden appearance of red splotches in your underwear is normal. if you notice a different hue than usual, things could be worth a second look. Typically, menstrual periods last for 28 days. But having periods ranging between 21-35 days is still expected.   some symptoms of unhealthy menstrual period s (i) period cycle lasting less than 21 days and more than 35 days (ii) missing more than three periods in a row (iii) flow which is heavier or lighter than usual (iv) period accompanied by extreme cramps, nausea and vomiting (v) bleeding that happens between cycles, after menopause or after sex abnormal periods are of different types; (a) amenorrhea; where periods have stopped completely (b) oligomenorrhea; infrequent periods (c) dysmenorrhea; cases where you have severe or painful cramps some causes of abnormal periods are; - stress and lifestyle factors such as dieting, extreme loss or gain of weight, ... - birth control pill...
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