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Understanding How Morning-After Pill Affects Women's Reproductive Health
Women's Health: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilises the ovum.
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Experts Explain Why Women Are More At Risk Of Strokes Than Men
Hormonal changes caused due to pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, and the longer life expectancy are some of the reasons that explain the higher incidences of strokes among women than men, said experts on World Stroke Day on Tuesday.
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UK Woman Develops Rare Condition That Makes Her Allergic To Her Menstrual Cycle
A 28-year-old UK woman has been left in agony due to a "painful" rare condition which made her allergic to her menstrual cycle.
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How US Influencers Are Spreading Misinformation About Birth Control
US wellness influencers are increasingly targeting birth control pills, pushing their followers to abandon the contraceptives with false claims about infertility and low libido that researchers say leave them vulnerable to unintended pregnancies.
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New York Considers Birth Control For Rats To Combat Rodent Population
New York City is considering giving contraceptives to rats to control their numbers in the city.
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Prescription-Free Birth Control Pills To Be Available In US Pharmacies Soon
Prescription-free birth control pills will be available across the United States later this month, widening access to contraception at a time when abortion rights have been drastically curtailed.
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UK Begins Test Of Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill, 16 Men Take Part In First Trial
Unlike the female pill, YCT-529 is hormone-free and prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A.
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16-Year-Old UK Girl Dies Of Blood Clot Days After Taking Contraceptive Pill To Ease Period Pain
Layla underwent surgery on December 13, however, she was declared brain-dead the following day.
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Reports Claiming Non-Procurement Of Contraceptives Misleading: Government
The Union Health Ministry today termed "misleading" reports claiming that India's family planning programme is likely to get severely affected due to the country's central procurement agency's failure in procuring contraceptives.
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Birth Control Pills May Impact Part Of Women's Brains Responsible For Decision-Making: Study
Researchers in Canada have suggested that daily contraceptives could alter women's brains and make them risk-takers.
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Oral Contraceptives May Be Impairing Fear-Regulation In Women: Study
Synthetic hormones in oral contraceptive pills may be impairing fear-regulating processes in women's brains, scientists have found in a study.
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India Completes Clinical Trials Of World's 1st Injectable Male Contraceptive
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the clinical trials of the world's first injectable male contraceptive which showed that it is safe and highly efficacious without any serious side effects.
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1st Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved In US
The US drug regulator approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, it announced Thursday, dramatically widening access to contraception for women as the United States grapples with reproductive rights.
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Condoms, Birth Control Pills In Madhya Pradesh's New "Wedding Kit"
Condoms and contraceptive pills were found inside make-up boxes given to brides at a mass wedding event in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district on Monday.
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Mother Of 11 Opts For Birth Control Operation. Man Throws Her Out Of Home
A tribal woman who is a mother of 11 children was driven out of the house in Odisha's Keonjhar district by her husband for undergoing tubectomy operation, a permanent method of contraception, against his wish.
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Understanding How Morning-After Pill Affects Women's Reproductive Health
Women's Health: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilises the ovum.
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Experts Explain Why Women Are More At Risk Of Strokes Than Men
Hormonal changes caused due to pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, and the longer life expectancy are some of the reasons that explain the higher incidences of strokes among women than men, said experts on World Stroke Day on Tuesday.
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UK Woman Develops Rare Condition That Makes Her Allergic To Her Menstrual Cycle
A 28-year-old UK woman has been left in agony due to a "painful" rare condition which made her allergic to her menstrual cycle.
-
How US Influencers Are Spreading Misinformation About Birth Control
US wellness influencers are increasingly targeting birth control pills, pushing their followers to abandon the contraceptives with false claims about infertility and low libido that researchers say leave them vulnerable to unintended pregnancies.
-
New York Considers Birth Control For Rats To Combat Rodent Population
New York City is considering giving contraceptives to rats to control their numbers in the city.
-
Prescription-Free Birth Control Pills To Be Available In US Pharmacies Soon
Prescription-free birth control pills will be available across the United States later this month, widening access to contraception at a time when abortion rights have been drastically curtailed.
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UK Begins Test Of Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill, 16 Men Take Part In First Trial
Unlike the female pill, YCT-529 is hormone-free and prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A.
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16-Year-Old UK Girl Dies Of Blood Clot Days After Taking Contraceptive Pill To Ease Period Pain
Layla underwent surgery on December 13, however, she was declared brain-dead the following day.
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Reports Claiming Non-Procurement Of Contraceptives Misleading: Government
The Union Health Ministry today termed "misleading" reports claiming that India's family planning programme is likely to get severely affected due to the country's central procurement agency's failure in procuring contraceptives.
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Birth Control Pills May Impact Part Of Women's Brains Responsible For Decision-Making: Study
Researchers in Canada have suggested that daily contraceptives could alter women's brains and make them risk-takers.
-
Oral Contraceptives May Be Impairing Fear-Regulation In Women: Study
Synthetic hormones in oral contraceptive pills may be impairing fear-regulating processes in women's brains, scientists have found in a study.
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India Completes Clinical Trials Of World's 1st Injectable Male Contraceptive
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has completed the clinical trials of the world's first injectable male contraceptive which showed that it is safe and highly efficacious without any serious side effects.
-
1st Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved In US
The US drug regulator approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, it announced Thursday, dramatically widening access to contraception for women as the United States grapples with reproductive rights.
-
Condoms, Birth Control Pills In Madhya Pradesh's New "Wedding Kit"
Condoms and contraceptive pills were found inside make-up boxes given to brides at a mass wedding event in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district on Monday.
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Mother Of 11 Opts For Birth Control Operation. Man Throws Her Out Of Home
A tribal woman who is a mother of 11 children was driven out of the house in Odisha's Keonjhar district by her husband for undergoing tubectomy operation, a permanent method of contraception, against his wish.
