INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Surgery is conducted to close off the fallopian tubes in a process called tubal ligation, preventing the possibility of pregnancy. This method is extremely effective at preventing pregnancy, but it is not to be taken lightly, since it is difficult or impossible to reverse. Men may choose to undergo a process that blocks their vas deferentia, through which sperm flow, preventing them from mixing with semen. When the man ejaculates, his semen does not contain sperm, making it impossible for him to get a woman pregnant. Vasectomy may be reversed in some cases, but it should not be considered unless the intention is to become permanently sterilized.

SUMMARY: Female sterilization. Vasectomy.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Standard treatment for depression includes therapy or short-term psychotherapy intervention and, if necessary, medication. When music is included in standard care (including listening to music and playing instruments or singing songs, or improvising music), it improves outcome of depression. Music is especially useful as a therapeutic tool during sessions with a therapist, creating duets together or making solo improvisations. The role of improvisation cannot be overlooked. It's thought that music can be a pre-verbal expression of memories, hurt, or emotions and symbolic of these experiences. Especially if you struggle with negative thoughts, pairing a mantra or positive affirmation with a melody or tune can help reprogram the brain and lessen symptoms of depression. Mantras that include music can help trigger parts of your brain that signal that it's okay to relax. The stronger the emotion, the greater amount of repetitions, and the frequency that you repeat the mantras, and the stronger the effect. Choose a mantra that has meaning for you. It can be a song lyric, part of a religious prayer, or a statement you want to remind yourself in daily life. It can be as simple as, "Today is a good day" or "I love and appreciate myself." Using music and imagery together can help uncover hidden emotional responses as well as unleash creativity. Engaging different processes in your brain can stimulate emotional responses that are important to understand when enduring symptoms of depression. You can find online guided imagery videos that incorporate music. Use guided imagery on its own and then use guided imagery with music. Did you have a different experience? If you take antidepressant medication, music can help increase medication effectiveness. Talk to your prescriber if you notice any changes related to your dose. If you notice a dramatic increase in your mood and symptoms of depression, don't abruptly stop taking your medication. You may experience symptoms of withdrawal, worsen other conditions, develop thoughts of suicide, or set back your treatment. Talk to your prescriber before making any changes to your medication.

SUMMARY: Pair music therapy with standard care. Couple music with a mantra. Combine music with guided imagery. Add music therapy to increase medication effectiveness.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Leaving the conversation open by just recommending that you do something together could end in nothing happening. Prevent this by suggesting plans. Choose activities that just about anyone would like and not just something that you would enjoy. For instance, you could ask to meet for dinner or coffee, suggest taking your children to the park together, going for a walk, or catching a movie. Showing interest in an old friend helps re-spark your connection. Don't spend the entire gathering talking about yourself. Give the other person a chance to claim the spotlight. Ask them what they've been up to over the years. Inquire about family, other friends, or hobbies they once had. However, stay away from touchy subjects such as politics, religion, or intimate experiences. You want to appear friendly and trustworthy, not creepy. Keep the friendship going after your first meeting by staying in touch and building trust. You can do this by sending a text or calling a few days later. If they don't call back or respond after a few days, they may not want to continue the relationship. Offer to help out to build the friendship. Volunteering to babysit, run an errand, or make dinner for your old acquaintance can show them you want to be their friend. These acts of kindness can show your friend that you are genuinely interested in having a relationship again. The person may not be ready to have a relationship with you again. Perhaps they aren't at a point in their life where they can have a friendship or something that happened in the past prevents them from being able to trust you. The best thing you can do is to accept the decision and move on. Having reasonable expectations about the situation will help to make it easier on you if they decide not to reconnect. Avoid sending additional texts or messages and don't call if they are showing signs that they aren't interested in reestablishing the friendship. Remember it's up to them whether they want to reconnect with you.

SUMMARY: Suggest plans. Ask questions. Create a connection. Respect their decision.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Open up your rabbit's hutch or enclosure to look around and smell it. Check for any areas that are particularly damp or any areas with waste in them that haven't been cleaned recently. If the odor is coming from the rabbit's hutch, you might not be cleaning it often enough. Clean out any soiled or dirtied hay in the rabbit's hutch each morning and replace it with new hay for your rabbit to sit in. If you can't clean the hutch each day, you should be doing it every other day at the absolute minimum. If you don't want to clean out the entire hutch, you could try litter train your rabbit so you only have to clean a small area or a litter tray. Your rabbit's enclosure should smell like clean hay, which many find quite pleasant. If you smell anything stronger than this, it's likely that you've found the source of the stink. Even if you're cleaning out soiled hay each morning, some bad smelling substances can seep into the hutch itself. Clean the hutch thoroughly once each week by removing everything, scrubbing the hutch down with warm soapy water, misting lightly with white vinegar to disinfect it, and rinsing thoroughly with water. You should also clean your rabbit's food bowl and its water bottle or bowl when you clean out the hutch weekly. If the hutch is still wet or damp when you put hay back into it, the hay may begin to rot and produce a bad smell. Let your rabbit run around freely or keep it in a small, temporary cage while the hutch dries completely. You should be able to tell by touch if the hutch is still damp. Feel the inside for any dampness, leaving it to dry for longer if it is still wet. As long as you keep a few doors closed to prevent the rabbit from traveling too far, it should be perfectly content hopping around your home while its hutch dries.

SUMMARY:
Inspect the rabbit's hutch to determine if it's the source of the smell. Replace soiled hay each morning. Clean the whole hutch thoroughly once a week. Leave the hutch to dry in the sun for 3 to 4 hours.