Obstetrics & gynaecology
Most U.S. women under 50 use contraception: Report
(HealthDay)—Most American women between 15 and 49 years of age use birth control, according to a new U.S. government report.
Oct 20, 2020
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Pregnancy complications linked to heightened risk of heart disease and stroke in later life
Pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and pre-term birth are linked to a heightened risk of heart disease in later life, suggests an overarching (umbrella) ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women's expected longevity linked to age at birth of last child
No one knows for sure how long they will live. A new study, however, suggests that leukocyte telomere length may offer some key insights into a woman's longevity and further demonstrates how maternal age at birth of last ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Medications
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency contraception. But even though the Food and Drug Administration approved levonorgestrel—more commonly known as Plan B—for over-the-counter ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Paying GPs to provide contraception information linked to reduced abortions
Providing general practitioners (GPs) with financial incentives to offer information about long-acting contraceptives, such as the hormonal implant, is associated with an increase in their use, and a fall in the number of ...
Sep 14, 2020
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Age-appropriate contraception counseling helps health care providers educate teens
Preventing unplanned pregnancies in adolescents with effective and easy-to-use contraception is key to ensuring that adolescents do not become parents before they are ready. Adolescents view their health care providers as ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Medications
Antibiotics might lower effectiveness of birth control pill
(HealthDay)—Doctors have long suspected it, but a comprehensive new study provides more evidence that antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.
Aug 19, 2020
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Birth control pill could cut women's risk for asthma
(HealthDay)—Could birth control pills build a bulwark against asthma?
Aug 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
The importance of estrogen cycles
Oral contraceptives are implicated in slightly increasing breast cancer risk. This birth control method contains forms of estrogen, a hormone that binds ERalpha (estrogen receptor alpha), to alter the reproductive cycle. ...
Aug 10, 2020
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New study could help explain why some women develop mood-related disorders after oral contraceptive use
They are used by 150 million women worldwide and have been around for over 60 years. Oral contraceptives—like birth control pills—are part of many women's lives, often starting during puberty and early adolescence. Do ...
Jul 28, 2020
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