Women's Contraceptive Perceptions and Realities Don't Match Up
More than three quarters of current hormonal contraceptive users have concerns about their current birth control method KENILWORTH, N.J., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Women's feelings and behaviors concerning contraception are conflicted, yet many don't seek out methods that could bette...Teen Sexual Activity Increases, Contraceptive Use Decreases
WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Almost half (48%) of high school teens say they have had sex--an increase of 2% between 2005 and 2007, according to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the same time period, the proportion of high school te...Ringing endorsement: Women prefer contraceptive ring over patch
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4 In the first study to directly compare a contraceptive vaginal ring and skin patch, more women indicated overall satisfaction with the vaginal ring, researchers report in the current issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a publication of the American College of Obstetricians and ...Canada leads the way in contraceptive compliance
Organon Canada extends the Remind Me Today! reminder program TORONTO, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ - Organon Canada has extended the Remind Me Today! program - a free telephone-based reminder program designed to help women remember their Linessa(R) or Nuvaring(R) contraceptives. In Canada, over...FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive
Drug will also be made available to 17-year-olds without prescription, company says MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- A single-pill version of the Plan B emergency contraceptive has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug previously was available in a two-pil...Warner Chilcott Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA Submission for Low Dose Oral Contraceptive
ARDEE, Ireland, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nasdaq: WCRX ) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed for standard review the new drug application (NDA) for WC 3016, a low dose oral contraceptive. The NDA for WC 3016 was submitted by...Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
Possible alternative to current birth control methods needs more study TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Injectable testosterone may be an effective form of male contraception, new research suggests. Chinese researchers injected 1,045 healthy, fertile Chinese men aged 20 to 45 year...Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive
Prospect stems from discovery of mutation affecting infertility,,,, THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Gene mutations that cause infertility in men could point the way to a male birth control pill, American and Iranian researchers say. "We have identified CATSPER1 as a gene that ...Schering-Plough Announces Imperfect Contraceptive Use Impacts Women's Emotional Well-Being
Study Published in April 2008 Issue of Contraception KENILWORTH, N.J., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation today announced results of a recently completed study showing that non-compliance with combined hormonal contraceptives has noticeable effects on wome...Video: UCB Launches Vimpat(R) in the U.S. for Add-On Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults
... the number of concomitant AEDs. Vimpat was also studied with several commonly used medications, including digoxin, metformin, omeprazole, and an oral contraceptive (containing 0.03 mg ethinylestradiol and 0.15 mg levonorgetstrel). Vimpat(R) dosing should start at 50 mg twice daily and may be increased to a d...Melanoma and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs to Know About the Risks, Prognosis
...addition, other studies which have observed the effect of hormones received from external sources -- such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) -- have found no increased risk of developing melanoma. "One prospective study reported in 2004 in the British Journal of Cancer f...Sosei Announces Completion of Phase III Trial for NorLevo(R)
...apanese Phase III clinical trial for the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) SOH-075 (NorLevo(R)). Sosei acquired th... fully analysed. NorLevo(R) is an oral emergency contraceptive "morning after pill" which is used to prevent preg... well-tolerated and effective as an oral emergency contraceptive for post-coital use. "We are delighted to announ...ORTHO EVRA(R) Prescribing Information Updated
... that it has higher steady state concentrations (60% higher) and lower peak concentrations (25% lower) of ethinyl estradiol (EE) compared with an oral contraceptive containing 35 mcg EE. It is not known whether there are changes in the risk of serious adverse events based on the differences in PK profiles of EE in...Evolution of a contraceptive for sea lamprey
In addition to providing fundamental insights into the early evolution of the estrogen receptor, research by a team at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine may lead to a contraceptive for female lampreys a jawless fish considered an invasive pest species in the Great Lakes r...Gene discovery could lead to male contraceptive
A newly discovered genetic abnormality that appears to prevent some men from conceiving children could be the key for developing a male contraceptive, according to University of Iowa researchers reporting their findings in the April 2 online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics . ...New male contraceptive clears hurdle
Tyler Dunlap, a 27-year-old newlywed in San Francisco, is just one of the many American men eagerly awaiting the results of a large clinical trial in India. The trial is studying a new male contraceptive, RISUG (Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance): a reversible, nonhormonal contracept...UTMB study identifies women at risk of gaining excessive weight with injectable birth control
...c intake and decreased energy expenditure, but ongoing research is needed to confirm or discount varying possible explanations. DMPA is an injected contraceptive administered to patients every three months. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, more than 2 million American women ...Study explains potential failure of oral contraceptives with obese women
...ng a "window of opportunity" every month where the contraceptive may not be at a high enough level to prevent a pre... subjects. Rather, the researchers found that contraceptive drug levels in both obese women and those of norma...tion. Women of normal weight who follow their oral contraceptive directions should have appropriate protection agai...2 reproductive factors are important predictors of death from ovarian cancer
...al of the American Association for Cancer Research. Results of previous studies indicated that fewer lifetime ovulatory cycles, higher parity, oral contraceptive use, hysterectomy and tubal ligation are associated with decreased risk of developing this form of cancer, according to the researchers. However, litt...Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women
...s of OC on female muscle mass, and found that oral contraceptive use impairs muscle gains in young women, and is as...indings are contained in a new study entitled Oral contraceptive Use Impairs Muscle Gains in Young Women. It was co...gh the study has observed negative effects of oral contraceptive use on muscle gain in the context of resistance ex...Oral contraceptives impair muscle gains in young women
...s of OC on female muscle mass, and found that oral contraceptive use impairs muscle gains in young women, and is as...indings are contained in a new study entitled Oral contraceptive Use Impairs Muscle Gains in Young Women. It was co...gh the study has observed negative effects of oral contraceptive use on muscle gain in the context of resistance ex...Open access research celebrated
...Wang W, Lu Z Critical Care 2008, 12:R61 (30 April 2008) http://ccforum.com/content/12/2/R61 This study explains how a common component of the contraceptive pill (progesterone) could improve the neurologic outcome for patients with severe head injuries. This year, three new awards were introduced: ...American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 8, 2009
... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Solving the mystery of what puts sperm "in the mood" Journal of Proteome Research In a potential advance toward a male contraceptive pill and new treatments for infertility, researchers are reporting the identification of key biochemical changes that put sperm "in the mood" for fert...Warner Chilcott Announces NDA Submission for Low Dose Oral Contraceptive
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nasdaq: WCRX ) announced today that its affiliate, Warner Chilcott Company Inc. has submitted a New Drug Application for WC 3016, a low-dose oral contraceptive, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. About W...FDA Approves Duramed's LoSEASONIQUE(R) Oral Contraceptive
Duramed to Launch First Lower-Dose, Extended-Cycle Oral Contraceptive for the Prevention of Pregnancy MONTVALE, N.J., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its subsidiary Durame...Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2009 Second Quarter
...rational decrease and 10 percent unfavorable foreign exchange impact) to $145 million as compared to the second quarter of 2008. Sales of NUVARING, a contraceptive product, in the second quarter of 2009 increased 11 percent (19 percent operational growth offset by 8 percent unfavorable foreign exchange impact) to...Publication of Shire plc's Annual Report 2008
... of Shire's US development plan and to strengthen the chances of regulatory and commercial success in the US. SEASONIQUE an extended cycle oral contraceptive In August 2006 Shire entered into a license agreement in respect of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc's ('Duramed') oral contraceptive, SEASONIQUE. ...SenesTech Scientists Attend International Workshop on Fertility in New Zealand
...life management, and by treaty, will accept the research done in any one of the four countries. In previous years attendees have presented research on contraceptive vaccines, parasite-vectored fertility control, and oral bait delivery systems for fertility control. This invitation reflects the cutting edge nature...Helping Young Women Succeed in Today's Unpredictable World
...ing a "Plan B" (e.g., Plan B(R) emergency contraception) should contraceptive failure or unprotected sex occur. In addition to the risk of pregnancy, wo...be taken as soon as possible within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. Take the first pill as soon as possible, and the second pill 12 ho...Sosei Agrees Terms With ASKA for Commercialisation of SOH-075 (NorLevo(R))
..., TSE First Section Index: 4514) for the commercialization of the emergency contraceptive pill SOH-075 (NorLevo(R)). NorLevo(R) is an oral emergency contraceptive "morning after pill" which is used to prevent unwanted pregnancy after unpr...