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Cost barriers prevent US women from using their preferred method of contraception
More than one in five women at risk of an unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. would use a different method of contraception if cost were not a factor, says a new study from the...
2 hours ago - News Medical - 3 articles
New Vaginal Gel Contraceptive: Who's It For?
This new on-demand method has one very big downside for women trying to avoid pregnancy. Medscape Ob/Gyn
12 hours ago - Medscape
Doctors dismayed over Supreme Court ruling restricting birth control access
Women's health advocates discussed the potential health consequences of a Supreme Court decision to remand a case providing women with free contraception access back to a lower...
3 days ago - Healio
Community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception
Study finds that teenagers utilize Long-Acting Reversible Contraception at a rate five times higher than the United States as a whole.
4 days ago - ScienceDaily
Rochester community initiative increases adolescent use of long-acting reversible contraception
A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that a University of Rochester Medical Center community outreach initiative has helped...
4 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Can Birth Control Cause Depression? Experts Break Down the Correlation
Many people who use birth control experience unpleasant side effects like nausea, breast tenderness, and changes in sex drive. But not all side effects are physical - doctors...
4 days ago - PopSugar
No NELL2, no sperm motility; novel protein is essential for male fertility
An international team of researchers has identified a chain of events that matures the sperm and triggers their motility. The findings have implications for diagnostic and...
4 days ago - ScienceDaily
Rochester Community Initiative Increases Teenage Use of Effective Contraception, Study Finds
A University of Rochester Medical Center partnership resulted in adoption of long-acting reversible contraception five-times greater than the U.S. overall rate.
4 days ago - University of Rochester Medical Center
Court: Employers Can Refuse Birth Control Coverage
More than 70,000 U.S. women could be left without cost-free birth control after the Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration policy change that permits some employers to...
5 days ago - Web MD - 3 articles
Oral contraceptives, hair removal improved quality of life in patients with hirsutism
Hormonal treatment combined with laser hair removal achieved better results in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome with hirsutism compared with the combination of...
5 days ago - Healio
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