Birth Control News

• Gender Difference
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Racial Issues
  Relationships
  Social Psychology
  Economics
   

  Parsing the Pill's Impact on Women's Wages

  March 27, 2012 — About one-third of women's wage gains through the 1990s are due to the availability of oral contraceptives, according to a new study that's the first to quantify the Pill's impact on women's labor ... > full story
• Birth Control
  Menopause
  Pain Control
  Joint Pain
  Teen Health
  Fibromyalgia
   

  Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill Helps Painful Periods

  January 17, 2012 — A large Scandinavian study that has been running for 30 years has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful ... > full story
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Obesity
  Menopause
  Gender Difference
   

  Young Women Unknowingly Pack on the Pounds

  January 10, 2012 — Researchers found that a significant number of women evaluated at six-month intervals did not recognize recent gains in weight. Self-perception of weight gain appears to be significantly influenced ... > full story
• Men's Health
  Prostate Cancer
  Urology
  Birth Control
  Prostate Health
  Breast Cancer
   

  Contraceptive Pill Associated With Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Worldwide, Study Finds

  November 14, 2011 — Use of the contraceptive pill is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer around the globe, new research ... > full story
• Memory
  Menopause
  Dementia
  Birth Control
  Healthy Aging
  Psychology
   
  

  Hormone in Birth Control Shot Linked to Memory Loss

  November 1, 2011 — The birth control shot Depo Provera offers a convenient alternative for women who don't want to remember to take a daily pill. Ironically, new research has shown the shot actually may impair a ... > full story
• Birth Control
  Gender Difference
  Sexual Health
  Menopause
  Teen Health
  Gynecology
   
  

  Not Your Mother's Birth Control, Same Troubles

  October 31, 2011 — Today's hormonal forms of contraception are vastly different than earlier forms, both with lower levels of hormones and with different means of delivery (not just a pill), but many of the same ... > full story
• Birth Control
  Menopause
  Gynecology
  Blood Clots
  Dentistry
  Asthma
   

  Some Contraceptive Pills More Likely to Cause Blood Clots, Study Confirms

  October 25, 2011 — A new study confirms previous findings that certain oral contraceptive pills are more likely to cause serious blood clots than ... > full story
• HIV and AIDS
  Sexual Health
  Birth Control
  Infectious Diseases
  STD
  Chronic Illness
   

  Hormonal Contraception Doubles HIV Risk, Study Suggests

  October 3, 2011 — Researchers have found that women using hormonal contraception -- such as a birth control pill or a shot like Depo-Provera -- are at double the risk of acquiring HIV, and HIV-infected women who use ... > full story
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Gynecology
  Menopause
  Birth Control
  Teen Health
  Women's Health
   

  Low Zinc and Copper Levels Might Cause Spontaneous Abortion, Study Suggests

  September 28, 2011 — Spontaneous abortion is estimated to affect 15 percent of women, mainly in the first trimester of pregnancy. Now researchers in Spain believe they have evidence to show that low zinc and copper ... > full story
• Teen Health
  Birth Control
  Sexual Health
  Menopause
  Health Policy
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Researcher Launches Teen Contraceptive Website

  September 12, 2011 — In an attempt to provide a reliable and trustworthy source for reproductive health information for teenagers, one physician-researcher has launched the website Ask A Doc ... > full story

Search ScienceDaily