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Game For HIV Positive Youth Developed
Researchers have developed a
game for HIV-positive youth,
+CLICK, designed to reduce
secondary transmission of
the virus. ... > full story
Review Compares Latest Birth Control Options
With many women still
searching for the perfect
birth control method, a
systematic review analyzes a
host of studies comparing
the contraceptive skin patch
or vaginal ring to the pill.
... > full story
Birth Control Pill Gives Long-lasting Protection Against Ovarian Cancer, Study Shows
The contraceptive pill gives
women substantial and
long-lasting protection
against ovarian cancer,
according to a new report.
... > full story
Of Mice And Men: New Male Contraceptives Successful In Rodents And Humans
Pills, sponges, IUDs,
diaphragms -- women have
many options for planning
their fertility, none of
them quite perfect. But what
... > full story
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Teens Are Heading In Wrong Direction: Likely To Have Sex, But Not Use Contraception
June 19, 2009 — Between 2003 and 2007, the progress made in the 1990s and early 2000s in improving teen contraceptive use and reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing stalled, and may even have reversed among ... > full story -
Young Unwed Women Who Graduated From Private Religious Schools More Likely To Obtain Abortions
June 5, 2009 — Unwed pregnant teens and 20-somethings who attend or have graduated from private religious schools are more likely to obtain abortions than their peers from public schools, according to sociological ... > full story -
Couples To Rely On Male Contraceptive For New Trial
May 21, 2009 — Couples are being asked to replace their usual form of birth control with a new male contraceptive in a study to test its ... > full story -
Injectable Testosterone May Provide Effective Male Contraception
May 5, 2009 — Researchers may have found a method for male contraception that is effective, reversible and without serious short-term adverse effects, according to a new ... > full story -
Middle School Youth As Young As 12 Engaging In Risky Sexual Activity
April 10, 2009 — Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a new study. Researchers examined sexual risk behaviors among middle school students in a large southeastern US ... > full story -
Gene Discovery Could Lead To Male Contraceptive
April 10, 2009 — A newly discovered genetic abnormality that appears to prevent some men from conceiving children could be the key for developing a male contraceptive, according to ... > full story -
Health Undervalued In Reproductive Rights Debate
April 2, 2009 — A review of recent reproductive rights cases shows that judges may shortchange women's health when it is pitted against other legal interests, such as religious ... > full story -
High Prevalence Of Child Marriage In India Fuels Fertility Risks
March 11, 2009 — Despite India's economic and educational reform efforts in the last decade, the prevalence of child marriage remains high, fueling the risks of multiple unwanted pregnancies, pregnancy terminations ... > full story -
Injectable Birth Control Causes Significant Weight Gain And Changes In Body Mass, Study Finds
March 10, 2009 — Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, commonly known as the birth control shot, gained an average of 11 pounds and increased their body fat by 3.4 percent over three years, according to ... > full story -
Many Doctors Don't Offer Emergency Contraception Pills To Adolescents Because Of Misinformation About The Medicine
March 5, 2009 — Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine ... > full story
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