Health
Women's preventive health service use down in 2020
(HealthDay)—Women's use of a range of preventive health services was down in 2020, according to a study published online July 2 in JAMA Health Forum.
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News tagged with hormonal contraception
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Do hormonal contraceptives impact glaucoma risk?
Women who currently use hormonal contraceptives face more than a 2-fold higher risk of developing glaucoma, according to an analysis of electronic medical records for women aged 15-45 years from 2008 to 2018. The British ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Better choice of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer
Hormonal contraceptives, e.g. the pill, the patch, and the vaginal ring, contain synthetic hormones that prevent pregnancy by either stopping ovulation, changing the cervical mucus to stop sperm from passing through the cervix ...
May 28, 2021
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Medical research
New understanding of ovarian follicle development may lead to novel reproductive therapies
For the first time, researchers have shown how Mullerian inhibiting substance (MIS), also known as anti-Mullerian hormone, a key reproductive hormone, suppresses follicle development and prevents ovulation in females. "Understanding ...
May 3, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Taking the Pill may cut risk of severe asthma bouts in women of reproductive age
Taking the Pill may cut the risk of severe bouts of asthma in women of reproductive age with the respiratory condition, finds a large long term study published online in the journal Thorax.
Nov 23, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Use of some contraceptives may temporarily delay a woman's fertility from resuming
Women who stop using some forms of contraception may have to wait up to eight months before their fertility returns, suggests research published online in The BMJ.
Nov 12, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No, your birth control won't cause depression
Women who struggle with mental illness often don't take the most effective birth control methods because they worry the hormones in these contraceptives can trigger depression and suicide, a myth that has been perpetuated ...
Nov 10, 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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Obstetrics & gynaecology
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Policies fall short on expanding access to birth control
Federal and state policies to expand access to birth control have included increasing access to preventative and emergency hormonal contraception at retail pharmacies for women and girls of all ages without a physician's ...
Jul 7, 2020
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