Birth control: what to expect if you choose to come off it

Your period will return quickly after you stop the pill. antoniodiaz/ Shutterstock Deciding to stop using your regular birth control is a big decision. There are a number of reasons why you might be considering this – whether that’s to have a baby, or because of negative side effects youContinue Reading

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Lebanese voters are signalling a desire for change, with Hezbollah and its allies losing ground across the country in a parliamentary election. Just as the recent election in Northern Ireland brought a boost for the non-sectarian Alliance Party, Lebanon’s election saw significant gains for political representatives untethered to sectarian politics.Continue Reading

Why families fight over inheritances – and how to avoid it

shutterstock Inheritance gone wrong is a popular theme in fiction. In the recent German miniseries The Funeral, the one-sided will of the family patriarch unhinges the entire ceremony, and long-held hostilities are aired at the grave. In our research, we tried to understand why families go to court to fightContinue Reading