Active bulimia can cause a woman to miss her period sometimes. Or, she may never get her period. If this happens, she usually does not ovulate. This makes it hard to get pregnant. Women who have recovered from bulimia have a better chance of getting pregnant once their monthly cycle is normal. If you're having a hard time getting pregnant, see your doctor.

Yes. Someone with bulimia can get better with the help of a health care team. A doctor will provide medical care. A nutritionist (noo-TRISH-un-ist) can teach healthy eating patterns. A therapist (thair-uh-pist) can help the patient learn new ways to cope with thoughts and feelings. Therapy is an important part of any treatment plan. It might be alone, with family members, or in a group. Medicines can help some people with bulimia. These include medicines used to treat depression.

infected woman who is pregnant may give the infection to her infant as the baby passes through the birth canal during delivery. Most states require that the eyes of newborns be treated with silver nitrate or other medication immediately after birth to prevent gonococcal infection of the eyes, which can lead to blindness. Because of the risk of gonococcal infection to both mother and child, doctors recommend that a pregnant woman have at least one test for gonorrhea during her pregnancy.

The answer lies in the wording of the question. More precisely, it is essentially impossible for a woman to get pregnant during her period, but on rare occasions it is possible for a woman to get pregnant from intercourse during her period. Since sperm can live for five days, a couple could have sex near the end of the woman's period, and the sperm could then live long enough to fertilize an egg several days later, if the woman had a very early ovulation.

Pregnant women can have some light irregular bleeding during pregnancy, but it should not be like a “normal” period. Some women can confuse this for their period because often it can come right around the time she was expecting her normal period. The irregular bleeding or spotting that can occur during pregnancy is often a dark brown color or a light pinkish. It should not be enough bleeding to fill pads or tampons over a few days.

If a woman has unprotected sex, she is at risk of becoming pregnant at any time during the month. Women ovulate at differing times, depending on the length of their menstrual cycle. The most fertile time is generally 3 days before and 3 days after ovulation.

Bulimia (buh-LEE-me-ah) nervosa is a type of eating disorder. It is often called just bulimia. A person with bulimia eats a lot of food in a short amount of time. This is called binging. The person may fear gaining weight after a binge. Binging also can cause feelings of shame and guilt. So, the person tries to "undo" the binge by getting rid of the food. This is called purging.

When a woman has active bulimia, she may not get her period every month or it may stop altogether. If this happens, she usually does not ovulate. This makes it hard to get pregnant. Women who have had bulimia have a better chance of getting pregnant after they have recovered. If you're having a hard time getting pregnant, see your doctor.

Internal cleansing/detoxification is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women. A fetus or newborn baby should not be exposed to the toxins eliminated from the mother’s body while cleansing. The mother should wait until her baby is weaned completely.

A woman usually becomes pregnant after having sexual intercourse. This is where a man puts his erect penis inside a woman's vagina. The friction caused by moving his penis in and out of her vagina will cause him to get increasingly excited until eventually he ejaculates (or 'comes') and releases a sticky white substance called semen.

All potentised homeopathic medicines are safe for pregnant woman. Since pregnancy is a special period the medicine should be taken only after proper consultation. I have been suffering from a skin disorder for the past 6 years for which I have been taking homoeopathic treatment but the problem doesn’t seem to disappear permanently. It keeps recurring.

Yes, if the physician feels that the situation warrants it. Scanning during the first trimester, however, is generally not advised.

In pregnant women, there is evidence that untreated chlamydia can lead to premature delivery. Babies who are born to infected mothers can get chlamydia in their eyes and respiratory tracts. Chlamydia is a leading cause of early infant pneumonia and conjunctivitis (pink eye) in newborns.

Car crashes are the leading cause of death and serious trauma during pregnancy. It is not possible to determine precise numbers, but estimates suggest that every year there are several hundred fetal losses in collisions during the last half of pregnancy, and the number could be over 1000. This is many more than the approximately 180 babies less than one year old who are annually killed in crashes.

Yes. Having an orgasm has nothing to do with when a woman gets pregnant, but ovulation does. For more information on the topic of ovulation please see the FAQ's on ovulation.

Essentially the risk is rather small depending upon how far along the pregnancy is. However, it is not insignificant. For a more in-depth discussion about this topic, I suggest reading my previous question "Chicken Pox and Pregnancy".

All women of childbearing potential should discuss with their doctor their antiseizure medicine regimen and what to do in the event of pregnancy. The effects of LAMICTAL during pregnancy are not known at this time. Any woman who becomes pregnant while taking LAMICTAL should talk to her doctor as soon as possible.

A summary of the recommendations of the SIXTH ACCP CONSENSUS CONFERENCE ON ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY is available at: http://www.chestnet.org/health.science.policy/quick.reference.guides/antithrombotic/page12.html

Since the absorption through the fingertips can't be measured, the FDA considers it all to be absorbed, regardless of how infinitesimal the absorption actually is. If there were really a concern the FDA would require men, taking Propecia to wear condoms when their wife is pregnant, but they do not even recommend this.

Bulimia is more than just a problem with food. A binge can be set off by dieting or stress. Painful emotions, like anger or sadness, also can bring on binging. Purging is how people with bulimia try to gain control and to ease stress and anxiety. There is no single known cause of bulimia. But these factors might play a role: Culture. Women in the U.S. are under constant pressure to be very thin. This "ideal" is not realistic for most women.

A person with bulimia may be thin, overweight, or normal weight. This makes it hard to know if someone has bulimia. But there are warning signs to look out for. Someone with bulimia may do extreme things to lose weight, such as: Someone with bulimia often thinks she or he is fat, even if this is not true. The person might hate his or her body. Or worry a lot about gaining weight. Bulimia can cause someone to not seem like him or herself. The person might be moody or sad.

I personally think a more appropriate question should be: what women would not benefit from charting her cycle? The Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) is an incredibly liberating and effective method of understanding your fertility on a day-to-day basis, whether or not you need contraception or an aid to pregnancy achievement. It also happens to be a wonderful tool for maintaining your gynecological health.

You may be eligible for the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program if you are pregnant and/or have children under the age of five and meet certain income guidelines. Through WIC you can receive payment vouchers for nutritious food each month, as well as breast feeding information and support, and nutrition and health information for your child. For more information call (360) 397-8459.

Until recently the chance of a positive woman having a positive baby was about 1 in 4. A women thinking about pregnancy with access to new drug treatments can reduce the chances of having an infected baby to almost no risk at all (around 2%). For some women this is still too much of a risk, for other women it is not. Every woman has the right to make her own decision about babies.

A woman cannot become pregnant as a result of anal sex directly, although if any sperm leaks from the anus and enters the vagina, pregnancy could occur. Anal sex is therefore not the best way of avoiding pregnancy on a long term basis. It is better to use regular contraception such as the birth control pill or condoms. Anyone wanting to try anal intercourse should be 100% that their partner willing too, as the idea of anal sex makes many people very uncomfortable.

The possibility of transmission must be considered when a woman with hepatitis C is deciding whether to have children. For infants who have received the hepatitis C virus from their mother, brief elevations of liver enzymes may occur, but no chronic liver disease has been reported. There have been no reports of cirrhosis in newborns, infants or child due to mother-to-child hepatitis C infection.

There is no medical reason to justify terminating a pregnancy simply because of ITP. However if the ITP is severe or is associated with other physical conditions, consult a physician. Physicians who treat ITP recommend that during pregnancy you have an obstetrician, hematologist, and pediatrician or neonatologist (a physician who specializes in treating newborns) who collaborate closely and well.

Yes. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Academy of Pediatrics, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and American Academy of Family Practice highly recommend that all pregnant women be routinely tested for HBsAg during an early prenatal visit, in each pregnancy. Assuming a woman is not high-risk because she was negative for HBsAg with a prior pregnancy puts the infant at risk. She may have contracted the virus since the last testing.