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But there are specific kinds that are best: “Cough medicines that contain guaifenesin and dextromethorphan should be okay for a short time,” says Meleen Chuang, MD, the chief of obstetrics and ...

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The increased intracellular calcium then acts to stimulate contraction of the myometrial cells, ultimately leading to organized uterine contractions. Oxytocin receptors increase in number by 100 ...

The Vatican and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have warned for years that emergency contraceptives could induce ...

An oxytocin infusion was started at 1 milliunit per minute, and was increased to a maximum of 2 milliunits per minute with adequate uterine contractions. After 2 more hours, H.L.'s cervical ...