Quit Smoking: Nicotine Effects & Cessation Tips

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Is It OK to Use Hemorrhoid Cream While Pregnant?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Barbie Carpenter

You might be prepared for the morning sickness, exhaustion and overall discomfort that pregnancy brings, but you might not have known about the hemorrhoids.

Barbie Carpenter worked as a technical writer and editor in the defense industry for six years. She also served as a newspaper feature page editor and nationally syndicated columnist for the Hearst Corp. Carpenter holds a Bachelor of Science in journalism from the University of Florida and a graduate certificate in professional writing from the University of Central Florida.