Posts Tagged ‘Birth Control’
In an attempt to provide a reliable and trustworthy source for reproductive health information for teenagers, one physician-researcher has launched the website Ask A Doc RI.
Birth control pills affect memory, researchers find
Friday, September 9th, 2011
Women who use contraceptives like birth control pills experience memory changes, according to new research. Their ability to remember the gist of an emotional event improves, while women not using the contraceptives better retain details.
Researchers eye newer, safer birth control method
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Researchers have uncovered a new contraceptive that is more focused, safer and, therefore, available for use among a larger population of women. This research in monkeys has demonstrated that targeting these enzymes can prevent the release of an egg from the ovary.
Anti-inflammatory drugs taken in early pregnancy more than double risk of miscarriage, study finds
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The risk of miscarriage is 2.4 times greater for women who took any type and dosage of non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy, according to a new study.
Medicinal plants used in illegal abortions may help stop lethal bleeding in women after birth, African study suggests
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Researchers from Denmark have examined a number of plants which are used for illegal abortions in Tanzania. Several of the plants can be used to stop lethal bleeding after birth.
Gradual bone reduction seen in some birth control pill users
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Birth control pills may reduce a woman's bone density, according to a new study. Impacts on bone were small, depended on the woman's age and the pill's hormone dose, and did not appear until about two years of use. The researchers also reported how on bone density levels when a woman stops using the pill.
Conscientious objection to any procedure is doctor’s right, say medical students
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Doctors should be allowed to object to any procedure that conflicts with their personal, moral, or religious beliefs, reveals a survey of medical students.
Immediate use of an IUD following abortion more likely to prevent unintended pregnancies, study finds
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Women who receive a contraceptive known as an intrauterine device or IUD immediately following a first trimester abortion experience few complications and are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who delay getting an IUD by several weeks, according to a new study.
Birth-control pill does not lead to weight gain, Swedish research finds
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Many young women do not want to start taking the contraceptive pill because they are worried that they will put on weight, or come off it because they think that they have gained weight because of it. However, new research from Sweden has demonstrated that the combined contraceptive pill does not cause weight increase.
Clandestine abortions generate up to $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
A new analysis shows that the criminalization of abortion in Poland has led to the development of a vast illegal private sector with no controls on price, quality of care or accountability. Since abortion became illegal in the late 1980s the number of abortions carried out in hospitals has fallen by 99%. The private trade in abortions is, however, flourishing, with abortion providers advertising openly in newspapers.


