Women in sub-Saharan Africa who use modern contraceptives are more likely to be tested for HIV than those who do not, according to a study published April 25, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Katherine Center from ...
Apr 26, 2016
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Researchers studying strategies to develop a non-hormonal approach to male contraception have reached an important milestone in their work, discovering a way to produce a key enzyme found only in sperm in sufficient quantities ...
Apr 12, 2016
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Zika cases in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico have jumped to 436 so far this year.
Apr 8, 2016
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A new study from the University of Otago, Wellington, has found that there are health system barriers for young Māori mothers when trying to access timely contraception.
Mar 31, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Sex hormones and systemic inflammation may be mediating the obese-asthma phenotype, according to a study published online March 23 in Allergy.
Mar 29, 2016
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, University of Minnesota School of Public Health and George Mason University applaud Oregon's new birth control law which allows women age 18 or older to obtain some methods ...
Mar 28, 2016
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Obese women who used oral contraceptives appeared to have increased risk for a rare type of stroke known as a cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) compared with women of normal weight who did not use oral contraceptives, according ...
Mar 14, 2016
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High school girls who used intrauterine devices and implants for long-acting reversible contraception were less likely to also use condoms compared with girls who used oral contraceptives, according to an article published ...
Mar 14, 2016
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Women can choose from a wide selection of birth control methods, including numerous oral contraceptives, but there's never been an analogous pill for men. That's not for lack of trying: For many years, scientists have attempted ...
Mar 13, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Almost one-quarter of women report lacking interest in sex at six months after initiating a new contraceptive method, according to a study published in the March issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Feb 25, 2016
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