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CDC Committed to Omit Medical Barriers to Contraception Use

The CDC has updated the recommendations for contraceptive usage based on new evidence. It has collaborated with national partners to implement the guidelines and has conducted surveys of health care providers to assess changes in attitudes and ...

Education, Contraceptive can Curb Population Explosion in High-Fertility Countries

Education among girls at least through 14 years of age, and contraceptive use, play a great role in bringing down a country's fertility rate. Previous studies have clearly established the role of education in family planning and birth control. A ...

Contraceptive Drug MPA Shows Promise in Cervical Cancer Prevention

In mice with precancerous lesions, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) a key ingredient in the common contraceptive injection Depo-Provera was found to be effective in preventing cervical cancer development, stated new study in The American Journal of ...

Contraceptive Pills may Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Contraceptive pills and longer menstrual cycle were found to increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D), whereas later puberty and menopause were found to be associated with lower risk of developing T2D, revealed new presented at this ...

Self-administered Long Acting Contraceptive Designed

In developing countries where access to healthcare can be limited, a new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option, suggested recent research. Long-acting contraceptives now ...

Contraceptive Choice: Still Not Within The Reach Of Women In Texas

Pregnancy Medicaid insurance and provider-level barriers have been found to be depriving women of the low-income community to get the contraceptive they want after childbirth, finds a new study in Texas. Low-income women in Texas who have ...

New Insights on Women’s Contraceptive Use

Women’s intentions around becoming pregnant don't fully explain whether and how they use contraception -- rather, their attitudes toward pregnancy also play a key role, found new Veterans Affairs study. The finding, reported in the Nov. - ...

Newer Contraceptive Pills can Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk in Women

Newer oral contraceptives have been developed that combined both lower doses of estrogens and newer progestogens, which help in reducing the risk of ovarian cancer in young women, reveals a large study published by The BMJ . The results show ...

Promising, New Male Contraceptive Compound Discovered

EP055 compound identified by researchers binds to sperm proteins to significantly slow the overall mobility of the sperm without affecting hormones, making EP055 a potential "male pill" without side effects. Findings of the research published in the ...

Self-injectable Contraception Emerging as an Option for Women

A new contraceptive option provides a possible answer to an age-old question in family planning: how to address barriers that make it difficult for women to keep using contraception consistently. Results from a PATH study in Uganda published in ...

Cost a Major Factor When Choosing Contraceptive Methods

Cost, often limits women's access to the most effective contraceptive methods, like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and subdermal implants, shows a new study at the University of Utah Health. Contraception cannot be handled with a one-size fits all ...

Conceiving While Using IUD Increases Health Concerns for Both Mother and Baby

Women who conceive while using an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) have a greater risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight babies, bacterial infections, or losing a fetus, shows study by research teams at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ...

Infertility and Contraception are Gaining Importance in India

People are not only being aware about psychological health, but are also reaching out to doctors regarding infertility and contraception in India, reveals a new study. As per the annual report released by Lybrate, which is India’s first and ...

Estimates of Increased Modern Contraceptive Use in Poor Countries

New estimates and projections have been released for modern contraceptive prevalence (mCPR) and other family planning outcomes in the world’s 69 poorest countries, reveals a new study. Statisticians Leontine Alkema, Niamh Cahill and Chuchu Wei ...

World Contraception Day: ‘It’s Your Life, It’s Your Responsibility’

Highlights: World Contraception Day raises awareness about contraception among young people Contraceptive methods help avoid unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and abortions Effective contraceptive methods are ...