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Repeat Procedure Risk Increased With Essure Contraceptive
The Essure birth control device is linked to a greater risk of repeat tubal resection or ligation in a 7-year study, but researchers stress the risk is low for the vast...
21 hours ago - Medscape - 5 articles
DIY Birth Control Patch Being Developed
The patch, which can be pressed into an arm or leg, has dissolvable microneedles that implant into the skin and slowly dissolve over time, delivering a contraceptive hormone...
22 hours ago - Web MD
Contraceptive patch that could provide 6 months of contraception within seconds
Most birth control methods involving hormones involve daily intake of pills. Long acting contraceptive methods that involve implants or intrauterine devices need regular visits...
1 day ago - News Medical
More Teens Using Birth Control
The initiation of contraception before the first sexual experience rose from less than 10 percent in the 1970s to more than 25 percent in the 2000s. The rate of birth control...
1 day ago - Web MD
Mother, 27, claims 'contraceptive pill damaged her liver' after she spent 11 days hospitalised
Laura Hutchinson, of Retford, Nottinghamshire, showed jaundice symptoms a month after using Rigevidon.
2 days ago - Daily Mail
Self-administered Long Acting Contraceptive Designed
A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option, suggested research.
2 days ago - Medindia Health
Forget the Pill - a patch injects dissolvable microneedles just once a month
A team at the Georgia Institute of Technology say the method could be a game changer for women in developing countries where it is harder to get hold of long-acting contraception.
2 days ago - Daily Mail
State and Federal Abortion, Birth Control Laws Draw Controversy
Contraceptive coverage rule blocked nationally by federal judge
2 days ago - MedPageToday - 3 articles
Long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered via microneedle patch
A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning option, particularly in developing nations where access to...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily
New skin patch provides long-acting contraceptive protection
Researchers have developed a new skin patch that uses microneedle technology to deliver a long-acting contraceptive hormone.
2 days ago - News Medical
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