The article focuses on the new contraceptive options for women. A number of new contraceptive options have become available since the introduction of the birth control pills. These include the NuvaRing which is inserted vaginally and releases estrogen and ...
Male contraceptives are being developed and although it will take a while for them to reach the market, women are looking forward to the opportunity to shoulder the contraception burden. (Credit: Getty Images) Perhaps this is because the consequences of sexual activity lie more heavily on women....
Do oral contraceptive pills impact body weight? Weight gain is a common concern for women. The pathophysiology behind gaining weight is complicated and multifactorial but typically most adults gain weight over time.32 Given that COCs are the most common medication taken regularly by reproductive aged...
Any of various pills containing estrogen and a progestin, or a progestin alone, that inhibit ovulation and are used to prevent conception. Also calledbirth control pill. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing...
for emergency contraception: progestin-only pills (POPs), combination oral contraceptives (OCs), and insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD). Currently, there are 2 POPs and 18 combination pills (estrogen plus progestin) available that must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex according ...
Background: A growing body of evidence indicates that over-the-counter (OTC) access to oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) is safe and effective.Study Design: We performed a nationally representative survey of adult women at risk of unintended pregnancy using a probability-based online panel. In Nove...
High-dose estrogens, alone or in combination with an androgen, were formerly used to suppress lactation in women who did not wish to breastfeed.[12] Combination oral contraceptives containing mestranol 100 mcg daily has also been used as a method for decreasing postpartum breast engorgement in wo...
aSome women do not want to pregnant, regular consumption of contraceptive pills. Little do they know, contraceptives could facilitate the worsening of diabetic nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy: a damage to the human body are constantly changing. While women suffering from diabetic nephropathy, blood ...
New research provides more evidence that hormonal birth control pills can negatively impact women’s cognitive performance. The study, published in the journal Hormones and Behavior, found that women taking contraceptive pills tend to have reduced perseverance when completing both simple an...
“I’m not able to travel anymore due to the lockdown; and have run out of the pills. I buy them from Zimbabwean health workers for R5 a blister packet and find ways of bringing them into the country. I then sell the pill for R20 to women from Zimbabwe and Malawi, who do not wa...