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Female Condoms Overlooked In Fight Against Spread Of HIV/AIDS
November 24, 2004 — While scientists work to find the 'perfect' solution to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, a reasonable option--the female condom--is not being promoted, especially in African and southeast ... > full story -
Enzyme Essential To Sperm Movement Provides Target For New Contraceptive Approach
November 18, 2004 — A team of researchers has determined that an enzyme in sperm is necessary for sperm movement. Mice bred to lack this enzyme produce sperm that cannot swim toward egg cells to fertilize ... > full story -
Depo Provera Appears To Increase Risk For Chlamydial And Gonococcal Infections
August 25, 2004 — The injectable contraceptive depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) appears to increase a woman’s risk of acquiring the sexually transmitted infections chlamydia and gonorrhea by ... > full story -
Blackout Baby Boom A Myth, Duke Professor Says
May 12, 2004 — Nine months ago, a massive blackout darkened homes and businesses from Michigan to New York to Canada, affecting 50 million people. So it stands to reason that maternity wards should be bracing for a ... > full story -
Laparoscopy Can Help Infertile Women Avoid Months Of Unnecessary Treatments
February 25, 2004 — Researchers in obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive endocrinology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggest that specialists should consider the routine ... > full story -
UT Southwestern Researchers' Discovery May Lead To Gene Targets For New Form Of Contraceptive
December 2, 2003 — Deleting a particular ion channel from sperm cells causes those cells to lose the power needed for fertilization, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas found while expanding studies ... > full story -
Study Tests New Way To Administer 'The Pill' To Eliminate Monthly Periods
May 6, 2003 — A study underway at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is investigating whether a variation on the traditional oral contraceptive pill can prevent periods easily, safely and ... > full story -
New Permanent Birth Control Option For Women Offers Less-Invasive Alternative To Tubal Ligation
April 21, 2003 — Couples looking for permanent contraception now have a new option other than tubal ligation or vasectomy. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are among the first in the area to offer ... > full story -
Birth Control Pill May Provide Relief For PMS
February 26, 2003 — The physical and emotional symptoms associated with a woman's menstrual cycle were significantly reduced in women taking the combination of drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol contained in the ... > full story -
Study Finds No Association Between Oral Contraceptive Use And Breast Cancer For Women 35 And Over
June 27, 2002 — Women who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives are no more likely to develop breast cancer between the ages of 35 and 64 than are other women the same age, according to findings from ... > full story
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