Good news, ladies and gents: Emergency contraception (aka "Plan B" or the morning-after pill) will indeed be sold over-the-counter in drugstores with lower age restrictions -- and without caveats from the federal government. More »
Feds Finally Cave On Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraception...
While poverty and under-education continue to dampen contraception use in Nepal, exacerbating the country's efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, researchers say another, more surprising factor may be more intractable: Deeply held cultural preferences for sons over daughters...
Use of emergency contraception has more than doubled recently, the New York Times reports. New federal data shows that between 2006 and 2010, 11% of sexually active women used the so-called "morning after pill," up from 4% in 2002.*And among early-twenty-somethings, almost 25% having used...
New insights into sperms' swimming skills shed light on male infertility, which affects one in 20 men, and could provide a new avenue to the development of a male contraceptive pill. In a study published in the journal PLoS Genetics, researchers from Monash University, the University of...
A successful test in mice of a molecule that can pass the blood-sperm barrier and render a reversible contraceptive effect in males has taken the quest for a non-hormonal male contraceptive pill in a new direction, following the results of a new US study reported online in the journal Cell on...
not allow ANY female witnesses? To speak?
Given that this is a WOMEN's comprehensive and reproductive health care issue, why would republicans not allow ANY women to speak on this issue?
A "little-noticed" provision in the federal health reform law (PL 111-148) "could greatly expand access to contraception by requiring insurance companies to cover it without any out-of-pocket costs," which could "result in fewer unintended pregnancies and abortions," Guttmacher Institute Senior...
On Wednesday, governors in Colorado and Oklahoma took action on measures related to reproductive health coverage. Summaries appear below. ~ Colorado: Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on Wednesday signed into law a bill (HB 1021) that will require small-group and individual health insurance policies to cover...
TIME Examines Emergency Contraception In India TIME examines the popularity of emergency contraception in India and the associated challenges. "New Delhi has promoted emergency contraception as an option for women since 2002 and made it available over the counter in 2005. But it...
A new study presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO-ECCEO10) in Florence, Italy shows that DMPA, a commonly used injectible contraceptive, is associated with higher risk of bone fracture when used alone, and not in combination with estrogens. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate...
A new study presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO-ECCEO10) in Florence, Italy shows that DMPA, a commonly used injectible contraceptive, is associated with higher risk of bone fracture when used alone, and not in combination with estrogens. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate...
American women who live along the U.S.-Mexico border frequently buy over-the-counter oral contraceptives from Mexican pharmacies because they don't need a prescription and can send a friend to pick up the pills, according to a study by researchers from two University of Texas campuses and Ibis...
At the same time as health experts and advocates marked the annual Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign Day of Action on Wednesday - dedicated to increasing awareness about emergency contraception - some also are calling for a greater focus on pregnancy prevention methods other than EC...
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "The Pro-Choice Crowd Fights Back," Dana Goldstein, Daily Beast's "Blogs and Stories": While several abortion-rights groups have "criticize[d] Democratic lawmakers for making too many compromises on reproductive rights" in...
A bill proposed in the Colorado House would require companies issuing health insurance in the individual market to include coverage of maternity care and contraception, the Colorado Independent reports. Currently, this coverage is not required, according to the Independent. The Independent...
This is a 2 part question:
A little while ago I posted about how SOME christians are trying to force their morality on the rest of us.
It got me thinking. While I support teaching contraception techniques in high school (prevents teen pregnancy, STD's, etc) is this the one area where they might...
I got some pre-ejaculate (although no semen) in/near the opening of my vagina last night, and i am a little worried.
I have two sets of Plan B (Levonorgestrel) pills, but I have no easy access to more and would probably rather save them for a time when i don't doubt their necessity.
I think I'm...