Contraceptive Drugs

The Pill makes women pick bad mates

msn.com     Aug 13, 2008   75 related          

Ability to sniff out a compatible partner affected by taking contraceptives Birth control pills could screw up a woman's ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes...                    

What's "love" got to do with it?

classicalvalues.com     Aug 13, 2008   2 related          

Hormones are powerful. But the contraceptive Pill could also be responsible for skewing their hormones and attracting them to the "wrong" partner. A study by British scientists suggests that taking the Pill can change a woman's...                    

Shortage of contraceptive sparks baby-boom worry

apn.co.nz     Aug 13, 2008   1 related          

A South Auckland family doctor is worried some women might unintentionally become pregnant because of a shortage of contraceptive injections. Dr John Allen, of the Mangere Health Centre, said last night that it ran out of...                    

When is contraception abortion?

dailyestimate.com     Aug 12, 2008   13 related          

Abortion advocates are denoucing new proposed regulations on health-care providers and their pro-life employees. by Colin Mason & Steven W. Mosher Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Abortion advocates are up in arms about new federal...                    

More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services

washingtonpost.com     Aug 13, 2008   5 related          

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- From 1995 to 2002, the percentage of American women who said they received contraceptive services rose from 36 percent to 41 percent, according to Jennifer J. Frost, a senior research...                    

Planning a family naturally

getreligion.org     Aug 12, 2008   1 related          

For how sex-obsessed our culture is, it’s surprising how little we talk about the spiritual side effects of procreation and contraception. The way we view our bodies and the manner in which we approach sex are some of the most...                    

USA: Why American Teens Need To Talk About Sex

newsblaze.com     Aug 12, 2008   103 related          

By Elayne Clift When a 15-year-old girl in Gloucester, Massachusetts, found herself pregnant recently, she was not particularly alarmed. The teenager is one of 17 young girls at Gloucester High School to become pregnant this...                    

With State Approval, Nurses Un-Educated on Contraception

rhrealitycheck.org     Aug 13, 2008          

From PZ Myers' blog Pharyngula, I learned some jaw-dropping news. California is allowing nurses to get 4.6 hours of continuing education credit by un-educating themselves on one of the most common forms of health care required...                    

Women will find this theory smells distinctly off

timesonline.co.uk     Aug 13, 2008   1 related          

The pill. Loved and hated in equal measure by women the world over. Some of the 3.5 million British women who take it would argue that the only reason it has stopped them getting pregnant is because they are now so fat that no...                    

Agile Therapeutics Appoints Industry Expert, Al Altomari, as Chairman of Its Board of Directors...

yahoo.com     Aug 12, 2008   3 related          

Tuesday August 12, 8:01 am ET Brings Over 25 Years of Women's Health Commercialization Experience Company to Capitalize on Major Unmet Contraceptive Need PRINCETON, NJ--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 12, 2008 -- During his tenure at...