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Middle School Youth As Young As 12 Engaging In Risky Sexual Activity
April 8, 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 2, 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 1, 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 9, 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 -
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 -
Injectable Birth Control Causes Significant Weight Gain And Changes In Body Mass, Study Finds
March 4, 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 -
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Parents 'Avoid Pregnancy' Rather Than Face Testing Choices
February 11, 2009 — Parents of children with genetic conditions may avoid the need to choose whether to undergo pre-natal testing or to abort future pregnancies by simply avoiding subsequent pregnancy altogether, a ... > full story -
Peru Study Shows Restrictive Law Fails To Limit Number Of Abortions
February 2, 2009 — Despite abortion being severely legally restricted -- and potentially unsafe -- in Peru, the incidence of abortion is as high as or higher than the incidence in many countries where it is legal and ... > full story -
Repeat Pregnancies Among Teenagers On The Increase
January 27, 2009 — An expert in health services is calling for urgent action to improve contraceptive advice and services to reduce the growing number of repeat teenage pregnancies in the United ... > full story -
South African Policy On Adolescents' Rights To Access Condoms Is Causing Confusion
January 20, 2009 — In 2007, South Africa's new Children's Act came into effect, granting children 12 years and older a host of rights relating to reproductive health, including the right to access condoms. But current ... > full story
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