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Older Mothers Pass on Infertility Risk to their Daughters

...f diabetes and heart disease in women who take the contraceptive pill for long periods in later life. NLA...

Male Contraceptive Drug - Non Hormonal Alternative

A contraceptive drug for men , based on a non hormonal approach is being studied by scientists. Until now , the fact that an adult male usually produces// 150 million sperm has made the formulation of a male birth control pill diffcult. Final clinical trials are b...

Hindustan Latex To Market Vaccines

...n Latex Ltd (HLL), India's largest manufacturer of contraceptive and healthcare products, is set to diversify and include vaccines its portfolio//.Initially, HLL is planning to start marketing vaccines - Hepatitis-B and typhoid vaccines produced by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd. "At a later st...

Manufacturer of birth control patch runs into rough ‘patches

...ood clots in lungs and legs following the use of a contraceptive patch on their skin .Ortho Evra the birth control patch which supplies hormones to the blood stream through the skin was approved by the Food and Drug Administration 5 years ago.In a previous study conducted last year it was established that women wh...

One-Third of Scottish Pregnancies, a Mishap

... "Understanding of sexual behavior and patterns of contraceptive use is crucial for development of interventions to...e, a strategy will need to be developed to improve contraceptive use. We need to find ways to raise awareness of the real risks of pregnancy associated with lack of ...

Ovarian cancer prevented by exposure to sunlight

... factors like genetics or choices of lifestyle and contraceptive choices. They have also warned women not to indulge in sun basking to prevent ovarian cancer. MST...

Contraceptive Methods Not Effective Enough

...lowing an abortion, every woman has an appropriate contraceptive method and is able to use it consistently."...

Now, a Hormone-free Contraceptive Pill for Men

British scientists have developed a hormone-free contraceptive pill for men they say would make them infertile for some hours.// The tablet, developed by researched at King's College London, can be taken hours before sex and would prevent a man from being able to impregnate a woman. However, his fertility would...

Obese Women Have Reduced Risk of Developing Breast Cancer Before Menopause

...ast disease, childbirth, alcohol consumption, oral contraceptive use and physical activity were filled out every two years. The women were followed until 2003 or until they developed breast or any other cancer, died or reached menopause, whichever happened first. Between 1989 and 2003, 1,398 cases of invasive br...

Contraceptive Use Helps Reduce Rate of US Teen Pregnancy

...rmine the relative contributions of abstinence and contraceptive use to this decline. According to the analysis, mo...en pregnancy was entirely attributable to improved contraceptive use. "The United States seems to be following the recent patterns in other developed countries whe...

Free Plan B Faces Controversy

Plan B is the name tagged to the new emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) that was approved by the FDA.// This ap....ECP also known as 'morning-after-pill' is an oral contraceptive to be taken immediately after intercourse to avoid an unwanted pregnancy. It consists of pills c...

Folic Acid Supplementation in Bread: Boon to Neonates and Curse to Pensioners

...0 micrograms of folic acid from the time they stop contraceptive measures till the 12th gestational week. Since in UK 50% of the births are unplanned, many mothers do not follow this. Solution offered by government 40% of these cases can be eradicated by including folate in breads. Professor Sheila Bingham, ...

Having OCP’s All Year Round to Eliminate Menstrual Cycles Not Unsafe: Says Stud

...strual cycle symptoms during continuous use of the contraceptive is a significant improvement in the quality of life," said Archer. Traditional birth-control regimens include 21 days of active hormones with seven days of placebos to continue monthly menstruation. During menstruation, many women suffer a variety...

Does the Home Medicine Chest Warrant the Emergency Contraceptive Pill?

...adache and cold, should also include the emergency contraceptive pill. This advice comes in the wake of the Christm...ly because the morning-after-pill or the emergency contraceptive pill is capable of offsetting pregnancy even if it is consumed 72 hours after sex, though it most ef...

Male Contraception: Discovery Stirring Interest Among Scientists, Drug Developers

...perm’s tail that could prove a key target for male contraceptive drugs. “There’s considerable interest in develop...s sparked interest among both basic scientists and contraceptive drug developers because of where it is located in the sperm and the kind of energy-making process th...

An End to Periods?

... issue, numerous women are opting to take hormonal contraceptive products continually as a way of stopping the cycle entirely or for several months at a time. Some women use products such as Seasonale or Seasonique, birth control pills that result in four periods a year; others take birth control pills that have...

Excessive Male Hormones can Cause Bulimia in Women

...ted by administration of oestrogen containing oral contraceptive pills, comments the researcher. The study proved that , the craving for sugar and fried foods can be controlled following this treatment.More than 50% of the volunteers who suffer from bulimia recovered within three months.The results of the study o...

Bulimia Can Be Treated With Contraceptive Pills

...ering from the condition could be treated with the contraceptive pill. Bulimia is an eating disorder, which induc...esearch the researchers tried giving sufferers the contraceptive Pill, which enhanced their oestrogen levels. In half of the women who received the pill craving for ...

Lost That Lovin' Feeling? Don't Blame the Pill

... been asked for more than 40 years, since the oral contraceptive was introduced – may now be less murky, according ... Schaffir found that only a small minority of oral contraceptive users experienced a negative effect on sexuality. Furthermore, he found no reliable predictor of a n...

Synova Acquires Rights to Today Sponge Contraceptive, Plans Advertising Campaign

...llendale Pharmaceuticals, which markets the female contraceptive Today Sponge, //announced plans to begin an aggressive campaign to market the product, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Loyd, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/17). The Today Sponge, which is constructed of soft polyurethane foam and is inserted into the...

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