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All hormonal birth control comes with some risk of side effects, but birth control patch Ortho-Evra, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (whose Melt Away Stress product line I recently reviewed), is coming under public scrutiny because of its apparent connection to potentially deadly blood clots in users.
A recent Reuters article sheds some light in exactly […]
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Well, this was a new one! I’m not usually big on using service station rest rooms, but I got caught in traffic on the way home from a meeting (followed by a Panera-based work session, yum!) in Northern Virginia today, and I had to pee like you wouldn’t believe. As I was […]
A new study demonstrated increased risk of blood clots in women using the contraceptive skin patch, trade name Ortho Evra, compared with women using oral contraceptives (aka "the pill"). This information has been added to the product label.
Now, before you panic, it’s important to realize that virtually all hormonal birth control on the market to […]
Maybe we should be giving out condoms in taxis and clubs here in the US like they’re planning to do in the UK, because teen pregnancy rates are up for the first time in a decade and a half.
The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the decline had slowed in […]
Earlier this year, we had some very lively discussion on whether it’s appropriate to mandate the HPV vaccine for school-age girls. Some folks argued that parents don’t know when their kids will become sexually active (let’s all hope it’s older than 12, shall we?), so mandating the vaccine protects girls who many not know that […]
About.com’s Guide to Women’s Health, Tracee Conforth, highlighted a recent news item in Ms. magazine that summarizes a meeting of male contraception experts to discuss alternatives to traditional forms of male birth control (vasectomy and condoms — or, you know, keeping it in your pants, boys).
From the article:
More than 140 male contraception researchers from around […]
In the current issue of Glamour, which I adore, don’t get me wrong, I noticed a bunch of topics that Lively Women covered first. I’m not saying I scooped them, mind you, because we had different sources and different approaches, but I like to think that it’s further evidence that Lively Women is on the […]
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’d rather get my teeth drilled than go to the gynecologist, but they’re pretty close together on my list of least favorite things to do. However, I did take my own advice and suck it up this month as I do every July, because it was […]
In response to yesterday’s post about the new FDA-approved, no-period birth control pill Lybrel, Alicia asked this question in the comment trail:
What exactly happens to your egg(s) when birth control pills prevent ovulation?
That’s a great question. First of all, let’s be clear on two important facts about the female body:
You’re born with all of the […]
This week the US Food and Drug Administration approved an oral contraceptive that, when taken as directed, effectively stops menstruation for the duration of its use. Although the regular monthly cycle will be stopped as long as a woman takes the pill as directed, breakthrough bleeding and spotting are possible (and, if you ask me, […]
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