Topic: Birth Control
2/2/2012
Therapeutic Ultrasound May Be Potential Male Contraceptive Commercially available ultrasound effective in reducing sperm counts in rats
2/1/2012
Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Packets of Birth Control Pills Errors in packaging could cause accidental pregnancies, company warns
Pfizer Recalling 28 Lots of Oral Contraceptives Packaging error may put women at risk for unintended pregnancy
1/30/2012
Ultrasound As a Male Contraceptive? High-frequency treatment lowered sperm counts in rats, study says
1/19/2012
Contraceptives Eschewed by Half of Teenage Mothers And many use the lesser effective birth control methods to prevent pregnancy
More Than Half of Teens Who Gave Birth Weren't Using Contraception: CDC A third of them thought they couldn't get pregnant at the time, researchers report
1/18/2012
'The Pill' Can Help Ease Period Pain, Study Finds Many doctors already prescribe oral contraceptives 'off-label' for this purpose, experts note
1/13/2012
Weight Gain Often Unrecognized by Young Women Those on birth control shots and young black women more alert to added pounds, study finds
Young Women Often Perceive Their Weight Gain Inaccurately Race/ethnicity, contraception impact perception, which is frequently inaccurate in young women
12/12/2011
FDA Panel Cites Clot Risk From Contraceptive Patch Advisory group recommends Ortho Evra remain available, but with warning on label
12/7/2011
FDA Panels to Weigh Safety of Newer Forms of the 'Pill' They will consider new warning labels about increased risk of blood clots linked to contraceptives
U.S. Health Secretary Says 'No' to Morning-After Pill for Younger Teens FDA was ready to make Plan B available to girls under 16 without a prescription
11/15/2011
Global Oral Contraceptive Use Tied to Prostate Cancer Incidence Ecological study shows oral contraceptive use linked to prostate cancer incidence, death worldwide
10/27/2011
More Evidence Shows Newer Forms of 'Pill' Raise Clot Risk, FDA Says Agency said it plans public hearing in December on safety of brands like Yaz, Yasmin
10/26/2011
Newer 'Pill' May Raise Blood Clot Risk But the likelihood is still small, researchers say
9/26/2011
Newer Contraceptive Pills Could Raise Clot Risk, FDA Warns Full assessment on brands such as Yaz, Yasmin is yet to come, agency says
9/12/2011
IUDs May Lower Women's Risk for Cervical Cancer: Study Intrauterine contraceptive device appears to prevent progression of HPV to cervical cancer, researchers say
8/30/2011
Four Categories of Eligibility for Contraceptive Use Endorsed ACOG endorse use of 2010 U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use
8/8/2011
Oral Contraceptives Beneficial in Inflammatory Polyarthritis Women using OC before or during polyarthritis symptom onset have improved functional outcome
8/1/2011
HHS: Insurers Must Pay for Birth Control for Women New rules come after expert panel's report urged contraception and other services be made free
7/19/2011
U.S. Panel Recommends Free Coverage of Birth Control That plus other services should be added to health care reform, Institute of Medicine says
7/7/2011
Postpartum Contraceptive Use Guidelines Updated Combined hormonal contraceptives should not be used during first 21 days after delivery
6/21/2011
Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Safe for Most Despite benefits, most women use other methods due to lack of knowledge and cost concerns
6/20/2011
IUDs Officially Recommended for Healthy Women, Teens New guidelines say research shows this form of birth control is safe and effective
6/8/2011
Immediate IUD Insertion Not Inferior to Delayed Insertion Immediate IUD insertion has higher expulsion rates but higher rates of use at six-months
It's Safe to Get IUD Right After Abortion, Miscarriage: Study Complication rates not higher for immediate versus delayed insertion of birth control device
5/11/2011
Exogenous Estrogen Use Linked to Cerebral Aneurysms Lower rate of oral contraceptive use or hormone replacement therapy tied to cerebral aneurysm
5/5/2011
Can Hormone Therapy or the Pill Prevent Brain Aneurysms? Study authors say estrogen protects blood vessel walls, but expert questions quality of research
4/29/2011
Early Surgery Boosts Outcomes for Babies With Cleft Palate To help prevent the common birth defect, experts also advise folic acid for mom
4/22/2011
Newer 'Pill' Linked to Higher Risk of Blood Clots But overall risk of drospirenone-containing contraceptives remains small, experts say
4/20/2011
Newer Versions of the Pill Pose No Added Risk to Gallbladder Study allays concern that latest generation Yaz contraceptive might cause harm
3/21/2011
Moms' Use of 'the Pill' Won't Raise Kids' Asthma Risk: Study Research refutes claim that pre-pregnancy birth control causes respiratory problems in babies
2/2/2011
United States Sees Record Drop in Teen Births From 2007-09 Notable decreases found across all racial and ethnic groups, CDC says
1/11/2011
Decline in U.S. Abortion Rate Stalls, Report Finds Meanwhile, harassment of abortion providers on the increase
12/27/2010
Injectable, Oral Birth Control Don't Threaten Glucose, Insulin Levels: Study Women's glucose levels increased with use of injectable DMPA, but not enough to cause concern, research suggests
12/21/2010
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hit Record Low in 2009: CDC Likely due to increased use of contraception, 'alternate' types of sexual activity, expert suggests
11/9/2010
Teens Waiting Longer for Sex, But Still Taking Risks: Analysis Early sex ed may teach kids to take precautions against disease, researcher suggests
11/3/2010
Anorexia Linked With Unplanned Pregnancies Patients may mistakenly assume they can't conceive, researchers say
9/27/2010
Contraceptive Containing a Folate Approved Designed to help prevent certain birth defects
9/10/2010
Male Partners May Be Key Influence on Birth Control Use Young women twice as likely to use contraception if their mate strongly favors its use, study finds
8/31/2010
U.S. Pediatricians Decry Media's Portrayal of Sex They urge more responsible programming, and ask doctors and parents to play a more involved role
8/19/2010
'The Pill' Works for Women of all Weights For obese women, low-dose oral contraceptives are just as effective as high doses, study shows
8/16/2010
Ella Emergency Contraceptive Approved Intended to inhibit or delay ovulation
8/14/2010
FDA Approves Emergency Contraceptive Called 'ella,' drug delays ovulation, but opponents say it's another abortion pill
6/18/2010
FDA Panel Backs New 'Morning After' Pill Marketed as ellaOne in Europe, it extends window of emergency contraception, but opponents see it as abortion drug
6/11/2010
After Vasectomy, Single Test Might Give All-Clear Any remaining sperm appear to be inconsequential, study finds
6/1/2010
Male 'Pill' Still a Ways Off Shutting down sperm production has proved complicated, experts say
5/26/2010
'The Pill' Is Birth Control Favorite in U.S. Next most common method is female sterilization, study shows
5/7/2010
The Pill Turns 50 Oral contraceptives altered the social and sexual landscape in ways expected and unexpected
5/6/2010
New Hormonal Contraceptive Approved Combines estrogen and progestin
Could the Pill Lower a Woman's Sex Drive? Sexual dysfunction higher for those on the regimen vs. other methods, researchers report
4/28/2010
New Clues Shed Light on Sperm Function, Male Fertility Researchers uncover key proteins in mice that could lead to new birth control for men
3/12/2010
'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study And it may even be beneficial, researchers find
2/16/2010
Survey Finds Many Men Complaining of Ill-Fitting Condoms Reduced pleasure, irritation two reasons why men say they take them off
2/11/2010
TV Dramas Can Be More Persuasive Than News Reports Birth control study found fictional presentation swayed young women more than documentary
2/1/2010
Abstinence-Only Classes Reduced Sexual Activity, Study Found Younger teens who took the course were more likely to delay having sex
1/25/2010
Male Abusers Often Sabotage Birth Control With Partners Study found physical violence often accompanied by attempts to get young women pregnant
1/15/2010
The Pill May Decrease Bone Density Long-term use of low-dose versions affect women most, study finds
12/28/2009
Half of Men Fail to Check if Vasectomy is Working Doctors routinely ask that men come back to ensure effectiveness, but many don't, study finds
12/23/2009
Contraceptive Depo-Provera May Weaken Bones Nearly half of women in study lost bone mass within two years
12/22/2009
The 'Pill' Offers Benefits Beyond Birth Control Relief of menstrual pain, migraines and acne may be other reasons to prescribe, experts say
11/23/2009
One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs Almost 20 percent get infected within one year of starting to have sex, CDC report says
10/28/2009
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk Young women who smoke and use birth control pills are most susceptible, researchers say
10/7/2009
Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study Review suggests it could hinder reproduction in the future
9/28/2009
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women Smoking, birth control pills raise risk higher, research finds
9/23/2009
Recession Has Women Rethinking Childbearing But many women are cutting back on birth control to save money, survey finds
8/14/2009
Some Birth Control Pills Safer Than Others European studies find types of hormones used raise or lower clot risk
5/5/2009
Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive Possible alternative to current birth control methods needs more study
4/23/2009
FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds Decision is latest involving controversial birth-control drug
4/17/2009
The Pill May Limit Muscle Gains in Women But experts say results from the small study are no reason to stop birth control
4/9/2009
Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk But doctors differ on degree of peril, saying genetics likely a key player
4/3/2009
Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot The fruit, combined with contraceptive pill and a genetic mutation, almost cost woman her leg, doctors say
Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive Prospect stems from discovery of mutation affecting infertility
Health Tip: Birth Control Pill Side Effects They shouldn't last more than a few months
3/11/2009
Second-Generation Female Condom Approved Protects against pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease
1/15/2009
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk But more research is needed because they may lead to blood clots, study says
11/11/2008
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots Study found getting one reduced chances by 26%
10/28/2008
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks Early puberty also a factor in increased chance of knee, hip surgeries, study finds
8/24/2008
'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest But many women still question safety of skipping monthly bleeding
8/13/2008
More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services But the number receiving reproductive health care services remains flat, survey finds
6/13/2008
Repeat Teen Self-Cutters Likely to Engage in Risky Sex Only 39% said they used condoms consistently in previous 90 days, study finds
