You can still have a sense of 'something greater'... greater than me the puny human is the world, the galaxy, the universe. When reading about cosmology, physics, quantum mechanics and nature in general, I feel small and insignificant yet connected as part of this world, and full of awe at...
When I was a member of a Muslim women's forum, many of whom were in the UK, they would talk about seeing a doctor to have a small 'v' cut out of their labia, as a sort of symbolic act, in line with some hadith.
Why there is a need to mess with perfectly fine bits of anatomy is totally and...
So how about that for 15-19 y/o teen males?
Actually, thank you greatly for posting that article. It's only now that I'm realising how much energy has been spent trying to "fix women" to avoid pregnancy, when we have a great deal more equipment, than men. Why has it taken soooo long for a...
I was invited by a member. I joined to talk about, and try to answer questions about, Sikhi. I also hoped to meet more Sikhs. Turns out they're a bit of a minority here.
I'm glad yours wasn't as painful a procedure as mine was. But then again, they didn't tell me to take any painkillers or anti-cramp beforehand, so I just arrived in the morning and the doc said, "Well, we'll see how you go then." The pain was nothing I've experienced before. Relatively...
The Paraguard (copper) IUD has no hormones in it at all.
I think the whole process would be pretty traumatic for a 15y/o - it's a very invasive and painful procedure. Personally I don't think I could have psychologically handled the idea of having an IUD at age 15.
I also agree that hormonal...