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Cold sores and pregnancy can be a health concern during the delivery of your baby. If you are about to give birth and have an active cold sore or herpes outbreak around the birth canal, your doctor will do a c-section delivery instead to protect your baby from coming in contact with the virus. It’s important to note that if you have herpes, but are not currently having an outbreak, a normal delivery should be fine.

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Severe acne problems torment many teens as well as older men and women. Are you one of them? There are many treatments available, some of which may come as a surprise to you. If you have been wanting to research different acne treatment options but just haven’t had the time to hit the books, surf the web, and study up, then the following list of treatments will help guide you into finding what might work best for you.

1. Anti-biotic treatments are warranted by those people that have severe blemishes caused by pimples that are clustered together. This is a long term approach. The types of antibiotics include; but are not limited to: Tetracycline, Minocycline, Doxycycline, Erythromycin, and Bactrim.
2. Hormonal medications such as birth control pills are a way that many women can treat her acne. Some women have acne problems from too many androgens (male hormones) in their system. In order to balance this out, certain birth control pills can be administered that will either reduce the level of androgens circulating in the bloodstream, block the androgens from reaching their cellular receptors, or prevent the formation of androgens all-together.
3. Injectable steroids may be used for that stray acne cyst. The steroidal solution often used for this type of application is called triamcinolone (Kenalog). The good news is that this can be a great quick fix for small isolated acne problems but it cannot be used to treat a widespread acne issue.
4. Topical therapies including creams, lotions, or wipes are a very popular and easy way to attack a nasty acne problem. They are simple to use, by just rubbing them on, and are available from stores, online shopping, or by television ads.
5. Antibiotic Topical therapies also work well and are a step above the standard topicals mentioned previously. An example would be Clindamycin or Sodium sulfacetamide.

To go from conception to morning sickness to mood swings in pregnancy to actual labor in nine month is amazing. As many people have seen and every mom experiences it; timing plays a pivotal role throughout. Not every woman gets sick or irritated or moody. Even the weight gained and pressure levels are personal. Such is the way of pregnancy labor - false
labor, pre-labor, water breaking and racing in taxis to the emergency room - it’ s all personal.

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