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Women's Race and Class Impact Contraception Recommendations, Study Shows
October 8, 2010 — A woman's race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status impact whether health care providers recommend one of the most highly effective forms of contraception, a study confirms. The results also indicate ... > full story -
Bioethics Scholars Fault Requirement That All Women in Clinical Drug Trials Use Contraception
September 30, 2010 — Research ethics review committees often require all women of childbearing age who enroll in clinical trials to use contraceptives to protect against a developing fetus being exposed to potentially ... > full story -
Intrauterine Devices Can Be Used to Treat Endometrial Cancer
September 28, 2010 — Intrauterine devices, originally developed as contraceptives, can also be used to treat and even cure cancer of the endometrium according to new research. The finding opens the way for young women ... > full story -
Abortion Does Not Cause Depression or Low Self-Esteem in Adolescents, National U.S. Study Finds
September 24, 2010 — A new study has determined that teenagers who have abortions are no more likely to become depressed or have low self-esteem than their peers whose pregnancies do not end in ... > full story -
Asking About Pregnancy Coercion and Intimate-Partner Violence Can Reduce Their Incidence, Study Finds
August 30, 2010 — Specifically asking young women during visits to family planning clinics whether their partners had attempted to force them to become pregnant -- a type of intimate-partner violence called ... > full story -
Birth Control Pill Equally Effective for Women Regardless of Their Weight
August 16, 2010 — The first study to compare the effectiveness of the birth control pill in women with marked weight differences has found that the pill works equally well in women with obesity and thinner women. This ... > full story -
Oral Contraceptive Use Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Cancer in African-American Women, Study Finds
August 3, 2010 — Researchers have reported that African-American women who use oral contraceptives have a greater likelihood of developing breast cancer than nonusers. The study results were based on data from the ... > full story -
Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women Against Brain Aneurysms, Study Finds
July 30, 2010 — Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms in ... > full story -
Hormonal Birth Control Alters Scent Communication in Primates
July 27, 2010 — Hormonal contraceptives change the ways captive ring-tailed lemurs relate to one another both socially and sexually, according to a study that combined analyses of hormones, genes, scent chemicals ... > full story -
Hormonal Contraceptives Have Mixed Success Among Overweight Women
July 13, 2010 — As obesity continues to be a worldwide health risk, one of its "side effects" could include less effective birth control for overweight and obese women who use hormonal ... > full story
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