Injectable Contraceptives

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.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Kapoor has demanded the Centre's intervention in checking the advertisements on the use of "contraceptive injections" on FM radio stations in view of the safety of young girls. He has also said contraceptives should only be available to married women.

The government funded injectable contraceptive is called Modroxy Progesterone Acetate or MPA and can prevent pregnancy for up to 3 months.

Government has decided to introduce injectable contraceptives for women in the public health system and family welfare programme, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said today.

Women who use a specific type of injectable birth control have a slightly higher risk of HIV infection than those who take the pill, said a study today.

Women who are prone to the common vaginal infection, bacterial vaginosis, are less likely to have a recurrence if they take hormonal contraception.

Researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center report that men given a hormone-based contraceptive can regain their fertility about four months after stopping the treatment. This kind of contraception could be available in the near future.

Women who use the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera are at a higher risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases.

The first trial of a male contraceptive in sexually active couples has shown it was 100 per cent effective in preventing pregnancies. The hormonal treatment - a combination of an implant under the skin and a three-monthly injection - was used by 55 couples for one year. The method relieved the men of the need to remember to take a daily pill - and ...

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.

Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Kapoor has demanded the Centre's intervention in checking the advertisements on the use of "contraceptive injections" on FM radio stations in view of the safety of young girls. He has also said contraceptives should only be available to married women.

The government funded injectable contraceptive is called Modroxy Progesterone Acetate or MPA and can prevent pregnancy for up to 3 months.

Government has decided to introduce injectable contraceptives for women in the public health system and family welfare programme, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said today.

Women who use a specific type of injectable birth control have a slightly higher risk of HIV infection than those who take the pill, said a study today.

Women who are prone to the common vaginal infection, bacterial vaginosis, are less likely to have a recurrence if they take hormonal contraception.

Researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center report that men given a hormone-based contraceptive can regain their fertility about four months after stopping the treatment. This kind of contraception could be available in the near future.

Women who use the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera are at a higher risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases.

The first trial of a male contraceptive in sexually active couples has shown it was 100 per cent effective in preventing pregnancies. The hormonal treatment - a combination of an implant under the skin and a three-monthly injection - was used by 55 couples for one year. The method relieved the men of the need to remember to take a daily pill - and ...