News tagged with hormonal contraceptives


Contraceptive use may be safe, but information gaps remain

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Introduced in the 1960s, oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives. For women without pre-existing risks for heart disease, the early formulations were ...





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Oral contraceptives may benefit women with asthma

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, ...


Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 21

There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, ...


New concepts in contraception

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented tomorrow at a major scientific conference in Melbourne.


Increased stroke risk from birth control pills

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating.


Over the counter contraceptive pill will not reduce unplanned pregnancies, says expert

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not reduce unwanted pregnancies, says an expert in an article published on bmj.com today.


Contraceptive methods shape women's sexual pleasure and satisfaction

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New data from The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University demonstrate that many women think condoms undermine sexual pleasure, but those who use both hormonal contraception and condoms report higher overall sexual satisfaction.


Oral contraceptives associated with increased risk of lupus

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The ratio of women to men with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is nine to one and the incidence increases after puberty. Hormones secreted by the body are therefore believed to play an important ...


AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.


Research shows men and women look at sexual photographs differently

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 12, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (57) | comments 0

A study funded by the Atlanta-based Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) analyzed the viewing patterns of men and women looking at sexual photographs, and the result was not what one typically might expect.


The IUD is the most popular long-acting contraceptive amongst Europeans

The IUD is the most popular long-acting contraceptive amongst Europeans

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A European study has defined the profile for the usage of long-acting contraceptive methods. The work, presented with the National Congress of Gynaecology award, shows, amongst other things, that 10% of women ...



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