amazing line. hah.

Has anyone discussed Essure with you? It's permanent sterilisation but not surgery and doesn't need G.A. or a hospital (one reason why a doctor might've been reluctant to do surgical sterilisation).

It's correct. It's in accusative case, not nominative.

One hopes. Abortion is illegal here, but I don't think we're that draconian.

So doctors won't be taught to do D&C's for miscarriages? Or how to saving a woman's life when she's haemorrhaging from a 20-week placental abruption, or at risk of eclamptic stroke?

YES. That would have ruined him for me.

The primary expressions are sad, and sexy. Not a happy-toned one among them, which I find slightly odd/depressing.

Minor correction: the Khalasar is the word for Khal Drogo's people, as a group led by him. The place they're in - where swords and bloodshed are forbidden - is Vaes Dothrak. Dothraki refers to the ethnic/cultural group of people of which Drogo's khalasar is just a part. Presumably there are other khalasari wandering…

full thing, in all its glory.

ceramic, not plastic. [www.nytimes.com]

My 2c - avoid Bikram. The poses are the same in every class, so there's no variation in focus.

I'm getting my third vaccination soon. My rationale was: can't hurt, might help.

the point is that the pap test is a screening test; it's not a diagnostic test. So sometimes, it'll show up something that is not and never will be a problem, and would go away by itself in six months. but if you treat those mild issues, some women will have later problems with cervical scar tissue etc that are much…

Many other countries only offer free smears every three years, the UK and Ireland amongst them. It's what the evidence supports, and going annually if you've never had an abnormal smear results in over-treatment for some women.

breastfeeding is basically supply and demand: so if the baby needs X and eats X, and then the mom pumps Y, she'll produce X+Y and sell Y.

who has ultrasounds for eyes.

it was: the site took it down. I think you can find a link to it from PZ Myers' blog Pharyngula.

some HTML issues in the first paragraph! #corrections

AFAIK, the answer is very probably yes, but it's not certain by how much.

There could also be a connection, as some studies show a link between c-sections and lower rates of breastfeeding, and between lower rates of breastfeeding and obesity in adulthood.