Why should women in British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and the Yukon have access to free contraception while the rest of Canadians do not? Our new research, published in the British Medical Journal and JAMA ...
Oct 11, 2025
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Fear of pain can deter some patients from choosing intrauterine devices (IUDs). In a study appearing in The Annals of Family Medicine, researchers investigated whether intrauterine device (IUD) insertion guided by ultrasound ...
Sep 23, 2025
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From Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic, investigators report that depot medroxyprogesterone acetate use was associated with a higher relative risk of meningioma brain tumor diagnosis ...
Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Methods can be long-acting or short-acting. Obasanjo Bolarinwa, who teaches public health and global health ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Young people who are offered confidential and free access to prescription contraception methods are significantly more likely to use them, according to a new McMaster University study.
Aug 20, 2025
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More than 11,000 additional women opted for the most effective form of birth control—long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)—within just 15 months of B.C. making prescription contraception free.
Jul 28, 2025
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On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization eliminated a nearly 50-year constitutional right to abortion and returned the authority to regulate abortion to the states.
Jun 23, 2025
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A significant opportunity to increase women's access to the most effective form of contraception and abortion care is being missed in Australia, according to new research from Monash University's SPHERE Center of Research ...
Jun 19, 2025
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On the last day of patient care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan, a port town on the shore of Lake Superior, dozens of people crowded into the parking lot and alley, holding pink homemade signs that ...
May 22, 2025
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Teenagers in rural and regional areas may not be receiving the level of contraceptive support they need, according to GPs interviewed in a new study from Monash University's SPHERE Center of Research Excellence.
May 13, 2025
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