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...
Well, this is highly relevant. According to updated guidelines by the *American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, IUDs and other forms of long-acting reversible*contraception*(LARC, for short) are far and away the best option for reducing teen pregnancy--and doctors should recommend...
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A study to evaluate birth control methods has found dramatic differences in their effectiveness. Women who used birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring were 20 times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who used longer-acting forms such as an intrauterine device (IUD) or...
For decades, the*intrauterine device*(IUD) was a dirty word when it came to contraceptive, thanks in large part to problematic early versions, which lead to bacterial infection, sepsis, and other gnarly and painful complications. But these days, scientists have pretty much got IUDs down pat...