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As a female, I have to make sure I take care of myself and prevent any hurt, harm, or danger or unplanned issues from coming my way. One way I make sure of is that I keep u to date with my birth control. My current birth control method is the Depo-Provera shot, to illustrate; Depo-Provera is a shot of hormone/ progestin that keep the eggs from leaving the ovaries and also makes the mucus thicker to keep the sperm from getting to the eggs. Depo-Provera has its challenges of not being on the shot, but also has advantages, and disadvantages during the course of it being in the body.
Females go through many challenges in life, but becoming pregnant can be challenging financially, medically, mentally, relationally and much more. One of the difficulties

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