http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/BirthControlPills-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:34:19 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/emergency-contraception-coils-more-effective-than-morning-after-pill-101173-1.htm Researchers have urged that girls as young as 11 and 12 years old should be fitted with coils after unprotected sex instead of being given the morning after pill. They have calculated that it is almost 100 per cent effective at preventing pregnancies compared to the emergency pill which has failure rates of up to 3 percent. Academics also say that the coils can prevent pregnancy for up to five days after sex, the Daily Mail reported. An intrauterine device is a small, T-shaped contraceptive ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/emergency-contraception-coils-more-effective-than-morning-after-pill-101173-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/non-oral-contraceptives-raise-blood-clot-risks-in-women-101149-1.htm Certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives, such as skin patches, implants and vaginal rings, have been found to increase the risk of serious blood clots, venous thromboembolism, according to a study published in BMJ. The findings suggest that some women should switch from a non-oral product to a contraceptive pill to help reduce their risk. Several studies have assessed the risk of venous thrombosis (a collective term for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in women using ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/non-oral-contraceptives-raise-blood-clot-risks-in-women-101149-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/british-girls-aged-13-allowed-to-take-contraceptive-pills-100636-1.htm A NHS report has claimed that teenaged girls, as young as 13, should be offered the contraceptive pills by pharmacies without a doctor's prescription or parental permission. Health authorities have held pilot schemes which cut out doctors when providing the pill. They argue it is a good way to reduce teenage pregnancies. In the Isle of Wight, 10 community pharmacies are providing the pill to any girl aged 13 or over, as part of a plan to cut the region's high teenage pregnancy rate. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/british-girls-aged-13-allowed-to-take-contraceptive-pills-100636-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/using-injectable-contraceptives-double-breast-cancer-risk-99797-1.htm A new study has revealed that young women who use injectable form of progestin-only birth control are twice at risk of developing breast cancer. While the contraceptive, called depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate, or DMPA, contains the same kind of progestin as the menopausal hormone-therapy regimen found by a Women's Health Initiative clinical trial to increase breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women, few studies have evaluated the link between DMPA use and breast cancer risk in younger women....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/using-injectable-contraceptives-double-breast-cancer-risk-99797-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-may-have-shrunk-wage-gap-thanks-to-access-to-contraceptives-99581-1.htm The impact of the pill on advances made in the labor market by women has been quantified by researchers. Although women continue to lag behind men in pay, the gender wage gap has narrowed considerably since the 1960s. The new University of Michigan study shows that roughly one-third of women's wage gains through the 1990s are due to the availability of oral contraceptives. "We found that women who had early access to the pill in the 1960s and 1970s earned 8 percent more on average by ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-may-have-shrunk-wage-gap-thanks-to-access-to-contraceptives-99581-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/birth-control-pills-made-in-india-recalled-by-us-98134-1.htm Indian manufactured set of birth control pills for US circulation has been recalled citing a packaging error that could make the pills futile, US health authorities said on Monday. Seven lots of generic norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol tablets were recalled by Glenmark Generics Inc. USA, the US Food and Drug Administration said. The company said the tablets were manufactured and packaged by Glenmark Generics Ltd. India. and distributed to wholesalers and retail pharmacies across the United ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/birth-control-pills-made-in-india-recalled-by-us-98134-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/seven-us-states-catholics-sue-obama-on-contraceptives-rule-98045-1.htm Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas on Thursday, joined Catholic organizations and two Catholic individuals to sue the Obama administration on the new rules on contraception related to health insurance issued earlier this month, reports Reuters. They filed the first major lawsuit challenging the federal government's new regulations that require healthcare coverage for free birth control. Religious groups say the policy violates the constitutional rights to freedom of religion....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/seven-us-states-catholics-sue-obama-on-contraceptives-rule-98045-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/glenmark-generics-initiates-recall-of-birth-control-pills-97988-1.htm Glenmark Generics has announced that it will be recalling seven lots of its birth control pills as they were packaged in wrong order. The company said that the recall of oral contraceptive Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets, was initiated after a customer complained that the order of the tablets in a blister pack was reversed. "The recall is being implemented because of a packaging error, where select blisters were rotated 180 degrees within the card, reversing the weekly tablet orientation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/glenmark-generics-initiates-recall-of-birth-control-pills-97988-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obamas-new-contraceptive-policy-accommodates-religious-liberty-97560-1.htm A policy accommodating religious liberty while protecting the health of women will be implemented by President Obama's administration. Under the new policy, women, wherever she works, will have free preventive care that includes contraceptive services also. The policy also ensures that if a woman works for religious employers who objects to providing contraceptive services as part of its health plan, it will be the responsibility of her insurance company to offer her contraceptive care coverage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obamas-new-contraceptive-policy-accommodates-religious-liberty-97560-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/shippensburg-universitys-vending-machine-sells-emergency-contraceptive-97332-1.htm A vending machine at the student health centre at Shippensburg University sells morning-after pills, usually unavailable on drug store shelves, can now be easily bought by college students. The vending machines will hand out a single dose of emergency contraceptive for 25-dollar, and the university won't profit from the sales. "The machine is really used as much for privacy as anything else," CBS News quoted Dr. Roger Serr, vice president of student affairs at the university, as saying. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/shippensburg-universitys-vending-machine-sells-emergency-contraceptive-97332-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/periodontal-health-may-be-compromised-by-injectable-progesterone-contraceptives-97276-1.htm New research has indicated that injectable progesterone contraceptives may be associated with poor periodontal health. The research appears in the iJournal of Periodontology/i. The study found that women who are currently taking depotmedroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injectable contraceptive, or have taken DMPA in the past, are more likely to have indicators of poor periodontal health, including gingivitis and periodontitis, than women who have never taken the injectable contraceptive. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/periodontal-health-may-be-compromised-by-injectable-progesterone-contraceptives-97276-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pfizer-initiates-recall-of-birth-control-pills-in-the-us-96966-1.htm One million packets of birth control pills have been recalled by Pfizer in the US over a packaging error that could put women at risk of unintended pregnancy. The pills, about half of which were the brand name Lo/Ovral-28 and the other half were generic norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, may be improperly arranged so that inactive pills are taken at the wrong time in the monthly cycle. "An investigation by Pfizer found that some blister packs may contain an inexact count of inert ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pfizer-initiates-recall-of-birth-control-pills-in-the-us-96966-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/birth-control-pills-recalled-in-us-by-pfizer-over-packaging-error-96948-1.htm One million packets of bibirth control pills/i/b were recalled in the US by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer because of a packaging error that could put women at risk of unintended pregnancy. The pills, about half of which were the brand name Lo/Ovral-28 and the other half were generic norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, may be improperly arranged so that inactive pills are taken at the wrong time in the monthly cycle. Doctors described the recall as "very serious" and urged women ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/birth-control-pills-recalled-in-us-by-pfizer-over-packaging-error-96948-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/applying-ultrasound-on-testicles-could-play-role-of-temporary-contraceptive-96810-1.htm A new study published in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology suggests that applying ultrasound to testicles could be an easy method of contraception since it temporarily destroys the germ cells that produce the sperms. Researchers from University of North Carolina tested the technique on rats and found that applying a three megahertz high frequency ultrasound beam around the rats' testicles for a period of 15 minutes reduced the number of sperms to below 10 million sperm per milliliter....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/applying-ultrasound-on-testicles-could-play-role-of-temporary-contraceptive-96810-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Menstrual-Period-Pain-can-be-Alleviated-by-Oral-Contraceptive-Pill-96258-1.htm Nearly 50 to 75% of young women suffer painful periods which causes them to be absent from school or work. Menstrual period pain, medically termed as dysmenorrhoea can completely throw women off gear during those times in the month. A recent study conducted by scientists has pointed out that the combined oral contraceptive pill can relieve pain during menstrual periods. Lead researcher Dr Ingela Lindh, from Gothenburg University, said: "We found that combined oral contraceptive use reduced dysmenorrhoea by 0....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Menstrual-Period-Pain-can-be-Alleviated-by-Oral-Contraceptive-Pill-96258-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/FDA-Urged-to-Put-Stronger-Warning-Labels-on-New-Generation-Birth-Control-Pills-94524-1.htm Two advisory committees with the US Food and Drug Administration have recommended that the health agency should push for stronger warning labels on the new generations of birth control pills. The advisory committees voted 15-11 that the benefits obtained from the new pills outweighed the risks but said that the current labels were too mild and voted 21-5 for stronger warnings to be displayed on the warning labels. The FDA had constituted the committees after a number of studies should that new ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/FDA-Urged-to-Put-Stronger-Warning-Labels-on-New-Generation-Birth-Control-Pills-94524-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Merck-Launches-Contraceptive-Implant-Nexplanon-in-the-US-93749-1.htm Merck unveiled its long term contraceptive implant, Nexplanon in the United States after the device was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as a method of preventing unwanted pregnancies. The Nexplanon is a small sized implant similar to a matchstick that is implanted under the skin in the upper arm. Merck said that the implant provided protection against unwanted pregnancies for up to three years and can be fitted through a minor procedure. The company revealed that tests have shown ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Merck-Launches-Contraceptive-Implant-Nexplanon-in-the-US-93749-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Oral-Contraceptive-Use-Linked-to-Prostate-Cancer-93409-1.htm Canadian researchers expressed the need to ascertain whether there is a possible link between oral contraceptive pill (OCP) and prostate cancer. A study has found that the number of prostate cancer cases are directly proportional to the number of women using the contraceptive pill, i.e. higher the use of pills, higher is the rate of prostate cancer. Use of the OCP was significantly associated with the number of new cases of prostate cancer across the world.However, researchers have stressed that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Oral-Contraceptive-Use-Linked-to-Prostate-Cancer-93409-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Drospirenone-containing-Contraceptives-Tied-to-Blood-Clot-Risk-93073-1.htm Drospirenone-containing oral birth control pills increase the risk of blood clots, both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, finds study published in the iCanadian Medical Association Journal./i Israeli researchers undertook a study to determine the risk of venous and arterial blood clots in various oral contraceptive users. They looked at data on 329 995 women in Israel aged 12 to 50 years who received oral contraceptives between January 2002 and December 2008 and followed them until 2009....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Drospirenone-containing-Contraceptives-Tied-to-Blood-Clot-Risk-93073-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hormonal-Contraceptive-Pills-Affect-Sexual-Life-92764-1.htm Hormonal contraceptive pills have been found to dampen a woman's sexual life. Though they provide family planning benefits these pills interfere with arousal, lubrication, sexual desire and orgasm. Researchers fear that women might stop using contraception if they experience these negative side-effects. Therefore lead researcher Nicole Smith, project coordinator at Indiana University's Center for Sexual Health Promotion advised women to switch to another method of contraception if they experience similar problems....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hormonal-Contraceptive-Pills-Affect-Sexual-Life-92764-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Some-Birth-Control-Pills-Can-Cause-Serious-Blood-Clots-Study-Confirms-92526-1.htm A study published on bmj confirms previous findings that certain oral contraceptive pills are more likely to cause serious blood clots (venous thromboembolism - VTE ) than others. The authors, led by Dr jvind Lidegaard from the University of Copenhagen, say that women on pills containing one of the newer types of progestogen hormone (drospirenone, desogestrel or gestodene) have double the risk of VTE than women on pills containing an older progestogen (levonorgestrel). Previous studies ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Some-Birth-Control-Pills-Can-Cause-Serious-Blood-Clots-Study-Confirms-92526-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Birth-Control-Pills-may-Change-the-Way-You-Recall-Emotional-Events-90388-1.htm Taking birth control pills may change the way you remember an emotional event, a new study conducted by a group of neurologists at UC Irvine reveals. The researchers conducted the study on 72 women who were either taking the birth control pills or were naturally cycling. All of the women were shown either an "emotionally arousing" narrative involving a car hitting a boy and injuring him or one which contained only neutral elements which involved the car hitting the curb. The researchers then recalled ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Birth-Control-Pills-may-Change-the-Way-You-Recall-Emotional-Events-90388-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Contraceptive-Pills-Could-Possibly-Impact-Brains-Functioning-89240-1.htm A new study has found that taking the hormonal contraceptives alter the way women recall an emotional narrative, suggesting the pills might inadvertently change how the brain functions. Shawn Nielsen of the University of California, Irvine, and her colleagues asked 34 women who were on the pill and 35 who were not taking any hormonal contraceptive to watch a slide show depicting either an emotionally charged story or a similar but less emotional tale. A week later, they were asked to write ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Contraceptive-Pills-Could-Possibly-Impact-Brains-Functioning-89240-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Contraceptive-Pill-Continues-to-Generate-Interest-88204-1.htm Different research teams in the United States are competing against each other to develop the first male contraceptive pills that are safe and risk free. Currently there are two pills similar to female contraceptive pills that are made up of testosterone and progestin. Even though they have been found to be successful among more than 95 percent of the men who took them, they are not yet found to be safe due to the number of side effects. Majority of the male contraceptive pills are also ineffective when taken under influence of alcohol....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Contraceptive-Pill-Continues-to-Generate-Interest-88204-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Birth-Control-Pills-may-Reduce-Bone-Density-87986-1.htm Women who are taking birth control pills may show a gradual bone reduction, reveals study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 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 study size and design allowed the researchers to focus on 14- to 18-year-old teenagers, and to look at how bone density might change when a woman stops using the pill.GHRI Senior Investigator Delia Scholes, PhD, led the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Birth-Control-Pills-may-Reduce-Bone-Density-87986-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Give-Free-Birth-Control-Pills-for-Women-US-Policy-Group-Urges-87985-1.htm A non-governmental health policy advisory group urged on Tuesday that birth control pills should be provided to women free of charge under US health insurance plans. Contraceptives and counseling to prevent unintended pregnancies, DNA tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) and lactation services for new mothers were among eight health services that the Institute of Medicine said should be covered in order to improve the state of women's health. The IOM's report, "Clinical Preventive Services ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Give-Free-Birth-Control-Pills-for-Women-US-Policy-Group-Urges-87985-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Glenmark-Receives-FDA-Approval-to-Market-Generic-Contraceptives-in-US-86701-1.htm Mumbai-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals announced that its US subsidiary, Glenmark Generics, has won the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its generic contraceptive pills in the country. According to the statement released by the company, the FDA has given its final approval for the manufacture of Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets in strengths of 0.18 mg/0.035 mg, 0.215 mg/0.035 mg and 0.25/0.035 mg. "Glenmark remains the only Indian company to be granted ANDA ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Glenmark-Receives-FDA-Approval-to-Market-Generic-Contraceptives-in-US-86701-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Royal-Wedding-Holiday-Cause-Demand-For-Morning-After-Pill-To-Soar-86614-1.htm Demands for contraceptive pills tripled after the extended bank holiday, which began with Will and Kate's wedding, according to a survey by National Health Center in UK. NHS Northamptonshire said that the statistics showed demand at pharmacies for Emergency Hormonal Contraception, the 'morning after pill' has increased threefold. "It was a beautifully warm weekend in Northamptonshire and there were street parties as well as house parties to celebrate Will and Kate's wonderful wedding," the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Royal-Wedding-Holiday-Cause-Demand-For-Morning-After-Pill-To-Soar-86614-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Door-to-Door-Distribution-of-Contraceptives-86553-1.htm The government has planned to distribute contraceptives at the doorstep in 266 districts according to the recent announcement by The Union minister for health and family welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad. This is an effort by the government to give an impetus to population control efforts. "We have chosen 266 high-focus districts and the ministry will be directly distributing the contraceptives, both male and female, to the block level officials (free of cost)," Azad said. Accredited Social Health Activists ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Door-to-Door-Distribution-of-Contraceptives-86553-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Combined-Contraceptive-Pill-Dont-Lead-to-Weight-Gain-86112-1.htm Combined contraceptive pill does not cause an increase in weight gain, shows a recent research work conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. In her thesis, Ingela Lindh reports on a long-term study of 1,749 women born in 1962, 1972 and 1982 who answered questions about matters such as contraception, pregnancies, height/weight and smoking habits every five years from the age of 19 to 44. "The women who were on the pill and were monitored from their teenage years ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Combined-Contraceptive-Pill-Dont-Lead-to-Weight-Gain-86112-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Contraceptive-Pill-No-Longer-a-Pipe-Dream-86011-1.htm Men may soon be able to realize the dream of a birth control pill and be on par with women who have enjoyed the protection offered by contraceptive pills against unwanted pregnancies. Vitamin A is necessary for sperm production. Recent research has found a compound which can interfere with the ability of the body to use Vitamin A. By using this compound to manipulate the use of Vitamin A, sperm production can either be stopped or started. A study conducted on mice showed that an 8-16 week course ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Contraceptive-Pill-No-Longer-a-Pipe-Dream-86011-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Non-steroidal-Birth-Control-Pill-for-Men-On-the-Anvil-85986-1.htm Scientists are trying to come up with a birth control pill for men without any side effects as it does not contain steroids. Tests of low doses of a compound that interferes with retinoic acid receptors (RARs), whose ligands are metabolites of dietary vitamin A, showed that it caused sterility in male mice. The researchers found that low doses of the drug stopped sperm production with no apparent side effects. Normal fertility was restored soon after drug administration was terminated. Scientists ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Non-steroidal-Birth-Control-Pill-for-Men-On-the-Anvil-85986-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Safety-Review-of-Birth-Control-Pill-85771-1.htm The US Food and Drug Administration reviews the safety of a certain type of birth control pill over increased blood clot risk. The studies involve pills that contain drospirenone, as opposed to another type of progestin known as levonorgestrel. Some brand names include Yaz, Yasmin, Beyaz, Ocella, Loryna, Gianvi, Safyral, Syeda and Zarah. "The FDA is currently evaluating the conflicting results from these studies and will look at all currently available information to fully assess the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Safety-Review-of-Birth-Control-Pill-85771-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Oral-Contraceptives-Can-Cause-High-BP-in-Women-85595-1.htm Women who consume too much of estrogen in the form of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) pills are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure. The exposure generates excessive levels of the compound superoxide in an area of the brain that is crucial in regulating blood pressure, the study explains. Researchers found that estrogen-induced compound buildup causes stress in the body and increased blood pressure. However, research also indicates that the anti-oxidant ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Oral-Contraceptives-Can-Cause-High-BP-in-Women-85595-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/US-Lawsuit-Looms-on-Bayer-Over-Contraceptive-84905-1.htm Bayer, the German pharma giant faces a US lawsuit on behalf of a teenager who died from a blood clot allegedly linked to its YAZ contraceptive. Michelle Pfleger, an 18-year-old college student in North Carolina, died of cardiac arrest last September after taking YAZ, also known as Yasmin or Ocella, to treat acne, according to the complaint filed on Tuesday. "One day she was a freshman at college so full of hope and promise and the next she was gone," Pfleger's mother, Joan Cummins said. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/US-Lawsuit-Looms-on-Bayer-Over-Contraceptive-84905-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Gel-Based-Contraceptive-That-Prevents-STIs-and-Pregnancy-But-a-Decade-Away-84685-1.htm Oz scientists are developing a new gel-based contraceptive that will protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as preventing pregnancy. It's still at least a decade off, but Prof John Aitken said the gel could be applied to a small, pliable sponge and inserted in the vagina up to 48 hours before sexual intercourse. As soon as semen makes contact with the gel, the sperm are paralysed and any STI-causing organisms are killed. At present, there are not any "local compounds" ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Gel-Based-Contraceptive-That-Prevents-STIs-and-Pregnancy-But-a-Decade-Away-84685-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Drospirenone-in-Oral-Contraceptives-Increases-Risk-of-Venous-Thromboembolism-84516-1.htm In a recent case-control analysis published in iBritish Journal of Medicine/i, women who use oral contraceptives containing the newer progesterone bDrospirenone are at a higher risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than those using contraceptives containing Levonorgestrel./b Study author Dr. Lianne Parkin and colleagues from the Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand, and analyzed women aged 15 to 44 years without major risk factors for venous thromboembolism, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Drospirenone-in-Oral-Contraceptives-Increases-Risk-of-Venous-Thromboembolism-84516-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Contraceptive-Pill-Protects-From-Knee-Injury-Risks-During-Menstruation-84255-1.htm Menstrual cycles can increase the risk of injuries in women, but those who take contraceptive pills are more likely to be protected from such risks. It found that a woman's risk of injuring her knees, feet and ankles is significantly heightened at the beginning and middle of her period. Podiatrist Simon Bartold from the University of Melbourne has said lower oestrogen levels at the beginning of women's menstrual cycles reduced their muscle tone and coordination, reports the Courier Mail....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Contraceptive-Pill-Protects-From-Knee-Injury-Risks-During-Menstruation-84255-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Novel-Birth-Control-Pill-Ups-Risk-of-Blood-Clots-84194-1.htm A recent study has revealed a three fold risk of blood clots in women consuming a new type of birth control pill. Two studies found that pills containing a new type of hormone drospirenone, increased the risk of blood clots. The risk was three times pronounced as compared to the older generation of pills which contain a hormone called levonorgestrel. Bayer's Yasmin and Yaz, which are commonly prescribed in Canada contains Drospirenone as the primary ingredient. "Prescribing lower risk levonorgestrel ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Novel-Birth-Control-Pill-Ups-Risk-of-Blood-Clots-84194-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Contraceptive-may-Not-be-All-That-Welcome-Among-Men-Survey-Finds-83464-1.htm While a male contraceptive pill could soon be in the market, with the development currently in the clinical trials stage, more than half of the women do not believe that their partners will remember taking it while nearly 20 percent of men say that it would decrease their masculinity. The survey was carried out by Dr Susan Walker, who is a senior lecturer in sexual health at Cambridge's Anglia Ruskin University. Dr Walker surveyed around 134 women and 54 men and found that more than 52 percent ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Male-Contraceptive-may-Not-be-All-That-Welcome-Among-Men-Survey-Finds-83464-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Key-to-Ideal-Male-Contraceptive-Lies-in-Female-Hormone-82454-1.htm A breakthrough that could be used to design a new class of contraceptive pills has been made by scientists. A sperm's path to an egg is more a deadly obstacle course than a track sprint. The one ejaculated sperm cell in a million that is lucky enough to reach the fallopian tubes, where eggs await fertilization, must conquer thick, gelatinous layers of mucus and cells surrounding the egg to reach its prize. Fortunately for the sperm, there is help. Two studies have shown how sperm sense progesterone, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Key-to-Ideal-Male-Contraceptive-Lies-in-Female-Hormone-82454-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Contraceptive-Jab-for-Men-80514-1.htm Women may soon be relieved from the burden of family planning, thanks to a contraceptive jab for men. This contraceptive has proved successful in preventing unplanned pregnancies after conducting several tests in Scotland. With no pregnancies reported in the Scottish arm of the international study in the past year, Edinburgh University researchers hope it could become a new contraceptive option with men taking on more of the family-planning burden. The World Health Organisation trial, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Contraceptive-Jab-for-Men-80514-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Oral-Contraceptives-Do-Not-Cause-Weight-Gain-In-Women-79758-1.htm A new study has disproved the commonly held belief that birth control pills cause weight gain. The study was conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health and Science University. "A simple Google search will reveal that contraceptives and the possibility that they may cause weight gain is a very highly debated topic," said Alison Edelman, a physician and researcher in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at OHSU and lead author of the study. "Issues ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Oral-Contraceptives-Do-Not-Cause-Weight-Gain-In-Women-79758-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Injectable-Contraceptive-Expected-to-Receive-Go-Ahead-79464-1.htm Even as doubts persist in UK over the efficiency of a radical contraceptive method, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is expected to give a green light for the use of the injectable contraceptive in the country after receiving assurances from doctors that it is 99.9 percent effective. The contraceptive method involves the injection of an implant in the arm which will then release a hormone called Progesterone at regular intervals. This is expected to prevent unwanted pregnancy over ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Injectable-Contraceptive-Expected-to-Receive-Go-Ahead-79464-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Stroke-Result-of-Contraceptive-Pill-Smoking-76174-1.htm Chidhood stroke has as its risk factor oral contraceptives coupled with smoking or anaemia, researchers say after their study. Researchers are calling for clear guidelines on childhood stroke after a study found wide variations in time lag to diagnosis, investigation and treatment. They are also keen to see the development of appropriate rehabilitation services, after a follow-up study found that 85percent of the children who survived a stroke had neurological dysfunction or limitations....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Stroke-Result-of-Contraceptive-Pill-Smoking-76174-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Contraceptives-Developed-With-Help-of-3-D-Egg-Protein-Structure-75912-1.htm The three dimensional structure of the egg protein helping the sperm to bind during fertilisation has been determined by scientists. The structure could not only help determine why infertility occurs, but also lead to a completely new type of contraceptive. Luca Jovine of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues studied the chicken version of the protein using X-ray and then fitted the mammalian version of the sperm receptor protein onto that structure with the help of a computer program....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Contraceptives-Developed-With-Help-of-3-D-Egg-Protein-Structure-75912-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Contraceptive-Pill-Can-Make-Women-Jealous-Study-75597-1.htm The next time you see your woman acting overly jealous or possessive, you might want to take a peek into her medicine cabinet, for it might be the Pill to blame. A study by Stirling University's Dr Craig Roberts claims sex hormones in the contraceptive Pill bring out the green-eyed monster, making a woman more possessive and more likely to fret about her husband or boyfriend's fidelity. The drug is also credited with making women broody, changing their taste in men and even boosting intelligence....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Contraceptive-Pill-Can-Make-Women-Jealous-Study-75597-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/FDA-Approves-Five-Days-Emergency-Contraceptive-Pill-75407-1.htm BIElla, the new form of emergency contraceptive pill, prevents pregnancy if it is taken orally within 120hours (5days) after unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure./I/BBRBRElla has been approved as a BIprescription only- medication /I/Band is not intended for routine use as a contraceptive. It works as efficiently on the fifth day as on the first day after sex. Studies have shown that women who took Ella within 3-5days of unprotected intercourse still had a 1.8% chance of becoming pregnant....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/FDA-Approves-Five-Days-Emergency-Contraceptive-Pill-75407-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Long-acting-Contraceptives-Can-Reduce-Rapid-Repeat-Pregnancy-in-Teens-74261-1.htm Long-acting contraceptives are needed to reduce the incidence of pregnancy within 2 years of a teenager giving birth for the first time (ie, rapid repeat pregnancy [RRP]), according to a study published in the iMedical Journal of Australia/i. Mrs Lucy Lewis, research midwife for the School of Women's and Infants' Health, and School of Paediatrics and Child Health, at the University of Western Australia, and coauthors conducted a study among teenage mothers to evaluate the predictors ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Long-acting-Contraceptives-Can-Reduce-Rapid-Repeat-Pregnancy-in-Teens-74261-1.htm