LADYTIMER DAILY QUIZ
Sep 18, 2019
I have been experiencing horrible morning sickness—I must be having a girl!
This is nothing, but an old wives tale. The severity of a woman’s morning sickness does not relate in any manner to the sex of a child.
Lifting a small child or toddler can trigger a miscarriage
This is another one of those miscarriage myths that people pass on as a fact. Bending down to lift a child does not in any way cause a woman to miscarry. Meaning it’s safe to carry around children, or at least until it becomes a physical impossibility.
When held above the ground, or seated in a bouncing chair above the ground, a four-month-old baby should push his or her legs against a hard surface.
At four months, a baby’s leg muscles are beginning to form. When his or her feet connect with the ground, and their bodies are being supported, a four month old should push back against the floor, straightening his or her legs out.
Obesity has no effect on male fertility.
Studies show that obese men are less fertile than men of normal weight, have lower sperm counts and fewer sperm that can swim well.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a rare fertility problem in women.
PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility.
The use of such hormonal methods as injectable, contraceptive patch and contraceptive ring has increased in recent years.
The use of hormonal methods has increased with the advent of new options in recent years. The proportion of women who had ever used the injectable increased from 4.5% in 1995 to 23% in 2006–2010. Ever-use of the contraceptive patch increased from less than 1% in 2002 to 10% in 2006–2010. Six percent of women had used the contraceptive ring in 2006–2010, the first time this method was included in surveys.
