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Poll: Youth Attitudes on 40th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade
January 18, 2013 On the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade, more young people identify as “pro-choice” rather than “pro-life,” according to a national poll of more than 4,000 high school and ... > full story -
Abortions Are Safe When Performed by Nurses Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Certified Nurse Midwives, Study Suggests
January 18, 2013 First trimester abortions are just as safe when performed by trained nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives as when conducted by physicians, according to a new ... > full story -
Risk of Blood Clots Two-Fold for Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Taking Combined Oral Contraceptives, Study Finds
December 3, 2012 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who are taking combined oral contraceptives have a two-fold risk of blood clots compared with women without the disorder who take contraceptives, according to a ... > full story -
Electrically Spun Fabric Offers Dual Defense Against Pregnancy, HIV
November 30, 2012 Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers show promise as a cheap, versatile platform to simultaneously offer contraception and prevent ... > full story -
IUDs Don't Cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Women, Experts Say
November 20, 2012 The risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) following insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is very low, whether or not women have been screened beforehand for gonorrhea and ... > full story -
Military Should Reassess Reproductive Health Care for Women, Researcher Argues
November 14, 2012 Noting that active-duty servicewomen have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than the general population and lower reported contraception use, one researcher is suggesting the answer might be a ... > full story -
Mothers’ Age at Menopause May Predict Daughters’ Ovarian Reserve
November 6, 2012 A mother’s age at menopause may predict her daughter’s fertility in terms of the numbers of eggs remaining in her ovaries, according to the new ... > full story -
Conscience Legislation Ignores Medical Providers Committed to Giving Patients All Necessary Care
October 25, 2012 Advances in medicine allow doctors to keep patients alive longer, tackle fertility problems and extend the viability of premature babies. They also lead to a growing number of moral questions for ... > full story -
Elevated Risk of Blood Clots in Women Taking Birth Control Containing Drospirenone, Study Shows
October 18, 2012 New research has found an increased risk of arterial thrombotic events and venous thromboembolic events -- commonly referred to as blockage of arteries and blood clots, respectively -- associated ... > full story -
Women Whose First Pregnancy Was Ectopic Have Fewer Children and High Risk of Another Ectopic Pregnancy
October 18, 2012 Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to ... > full story
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