The hormonal birth control patch (brand name:
Ortho Evra) uses estrogen and progestin to prevent pregnancy.
It is applied to 1 of 4 places -- the buttocks, abdomen, upper
torso or outer arm. The patch is used on a 4-week cycle. You
put on a new patch once a week for 3 weeks. During the 4th week,
you don't use a patch, and your period will start. More
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Women Health :-Osteoporosis
is much more common in women than in men. This is because women
have less bone mass than men, tend to live longer and take in
less calcium, and need the female hormone estrogen to keep their
bones strong. If men live long enough, they are also at risk
of getting osteoporosis later in life..More
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