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Birth Control Pills Affect Memory, Researchers Find
September 9, 2011 Women who use contraceptives like birth control pills experience memory changes, according to new research. Their ability to remember the gist of an emotional event improves, while women not using ... > full story -
Researchers Eye Newer, Safer Birth Control Method
September 7, 2011 Researchers have uncovered a new contraceptive that is more focused, safer and, therefore, available for use among a larger population of women. This research in monkeys has demonstrated that ... > full story -
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Taken in Early Pregnancy More Than Double Risk of Miscarriage, Study Finds
September 6, 2011 The risk of miscarriage is 2.4 times greater for women who took any type and dosage of non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in early pregnancy, according to a new ... > full story -
Medicinal Plants Used in Illegal Abortions May Help Stop Lethal Bleeding in Women After Birth, African Study Suggests
August 26, 2011 Researchers from Denmark have examined a number of plants which are used for illegal abortions in Tanzania. Several of the plants can be used to stop lethal bleeding after ... > full story -
Gradual Bone Reduction Seen in Some Birth Control Pill Users
July 19, 2011 Birth control pills may reduce a woman's bone density, according to a new study. Impacts on bone were small, depended on the woman's age and the pill's hormone dose, and did not appear until about ... > full story -
Conscientious Objection to Any Procedure Is Doctor's Right, Say Medical Students
July 18, 2011 Doctors should be allowed to object to any procedure that conflicts with their personal, moral, or religious beliefs, reveals a survey of medical ... > full story -
Birth Rates After ICSI Increase in First Trimester Pregnancy Loss After the Age of 37
July 5, 2011 Women undergoing fertility treatment are more likely to give birth to a live baby after ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) if they are younger than 38 and 11 or more eggs have been retrieved ... > full story -
Stigma Surrounding Abortion Explored
June 28, 2011 A national health journal publishes a paper by a team of researchers that is launching a new direction for research into the social stigma surrounding ... > full story -
Immediate Use of an IUD Following Abortion More Likely to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies, Study Finds
June 8, 2011 Women who receive a contraceptive known as an intrauterine device or IUD immediately following a first trimester abortion experience few complications and are less likely to have an unintended ... > full story -
Birth-Control Pill Does Not Lead to Weight Gain, Swedish Research Finds
June 7, 2011 Many young women do not want to start taking the contraceptive pill because they are worried that they will put on weight, or come off it because they think that they have gained weight because of ... > full story
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