contraceptive

Taking oral contraceptives continuously, rather than as traditionally prescribed for each cycle, provides earlier relief for moderate to severe menstrual cramps -- dysmenorrhea -- according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Dysmenorrhea occurs during menstruation, resulting from...

Without using condoms. Obviously using condoms is necessary to prevent STI's but if you are in a long term relationship do you still use them?

The discovery of a gene that enables sperm to mature may lead to the development of a non-hormonal male contraceptive, according to new research in mice, led by the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, that was published in the journal PLoS Genetics on 24 May. Currently, the only male...

The newer contraceptive birth control pills appear to double the risk of blood clots says new research. One of the largest studies to look at the link better "the pill" and blood clots, showed the older formulas to have a lower risk, but the newer versions to perform better in regards to venous...

I am changing contraception and have read about contraceptive sponge. Does anyone know if it is still available and if so where can i buy it ? Also can my gp prescribe it?

The following summarizes select women's health-related blogs. "The Launch of ella: A New Way To Prevent Pregnancy, Another Anti-Choice Controversy," Amie Newman, RH Reality Check: Newman writes that although "a 'controversy' has been fabricated by anti-choice leaders who do not want another...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Beyaz tablets, an estrogen/progestin combined oral contraceptive that also contains a folate (levomefolate calcium 0.451 mg). Levomefolate calcium is a metabolite of folic acid, a water-soluble B-vitamin that helps produce and maintain new cells in...

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new oral contraceptive (OC), Beyaz™ (drospirenone / ethinyl estradiol / levomefolate calcium tablets and levomefolate calcium tablets). Beyaz is the first and only OC approved to...

iv been on this pill 3 months, i feel sick every single day yet never sick, will this be related to the pill?

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NYSE: WPI), announced that it intends to launch ella(R) (ulipristal acetate), a novel oral emergency contraceptive, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Watson's announcement follows the approval of ella(R) by the FDA as safe and effective in preventing unintended...

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPAX) announced positive results in a Phase II study of the Pill-Plus "triple hormone" oral contraceptive (OC). Results showed an increase in the frequency of sexual activity (pThe study was a Phase II double-blind randomized clinical trial in 82 women...

...months contraceptive effectiveness? So i am going on holiday soon and worked out that i should be on my period for the beggining of my holiday. I am on the contraceptive pill at the moment and i have my period in the 7 days that i stop taking it every month. I just wondered if i missed say 4...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Natazia, a combination hormonal tablet for use as an oral contraceptive. Natazia contains two female hormones, an estrogen (estradiol valerate) and a progestin (dienogest), and is the first four-phasic oral contraceptive marketed in the United...

After struggling for decades "to win support from the scientific community," contraceptive researchers have "re-established themselves as dedicated to a deserving craft with impressive developments that redefine conventional birth control," according to a Slate opinion piece by Jennifer Austin...

Birth control use in three rural areas of Afghanistan increased over an eight-month period after health workers explained the benefits of contraception in individual counseling sessions, according to a report published Monday in the World Health Organization's journal Bulletin, the AP/Yahoo...

night.? A week later I feel something moving inside my abdomen or lower belly. Could I be pregnant? Or is it just gas?

I have started to take Marvelon contraceptive pill last friday so this is day 4 since then my appetite has gone completely down hill where i barely eat all day is this down to the pill or something else?

I have started to take Marvelon contraceptive pill last friday so this is day 4 since then my appetite has gone completely down hill where i barely eat all day is this down to the pill or something else?

I have started to take Marvelon contraceptive pill last friday so this is day 4 since then my appetite has gone completely down hill where i barely eat all day is this down to the pill or something else?

I have started to take Marvelon contraceptive pill last friday so this is day 4 since then my appetite has gone completely down hill where i barely eat all day is this down to the pill or something else?