Birth control for him Nov 21, 2009
Protein mapping raises the possibility of disrupting the transformation -- knowledge that in turn may give new insights into male infertility and someday result in a contraceptive for men that could rival the ease and reversibility of The Pill -- the oral contraceptive used by 80 percent of women sometime in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Other than condoms and vasectomies, there are few alternatives. (Albany Times Union)
Condom 'rivals pill's popularity' Oct 21, 2009
A quarter of the 1,093 women under 50 surveyed opted for condoms, which is identical to the proportion who plumped for the oral contraceptive pill. Experts said the Office for National Statistics figures were good news since condoms prevent sexually transmitted infections as well as pregnancy. (BBC News -- Health)
Scientists: 40 years of the Pill 'have turned modern women off masculine men' ... Oct 8, 2009
Scientists say the hormones in the oral contraceptive suppress a woman's interest in masculine men and make boyish men more attractive ... Her co-author at Sheffield, Dr Virpi Lumma, said: 'The ultimate outstanding evolutionary question concerns whether the use of oral contraceptives when making mating decisions can have long-term consequences on the ability of couples to reproduce. (The Drudge Report)
Are You At Risk For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Oct 8, 2009
The following factors were assessed: body mass index (BMI), wrist anterior-posterior/medial-lateral diameter ratio, occupation, history of steroid use, family history, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, congestive heart failure, history of wrist fracture, smoking, use of oral contraceptive pills, history of hysterectomy, and menopause. The prevalence of CTS was 25% in the group studied. (Science Daily)
The Pill turns women off macho men Oct 8, 2009
The oral contraceptive pill alters the hormonal fluctuations associated with the menstrual cycle and essentially mimics the more steady hormonal conditions associated with pregnancy ... The authors also speculate that the use of oral contraceptives may influence a womans ability to attract a mate by reducing attractiveness to men, thereby disrupting her ability to compete with normally cycling women for access to mate ... "The ultimate outstanding evolutionary question concerns whether the... (India Times, India)
Lets talk about sex, baby Oct 3, 2009
Dr Premitha adds that using a condom is always advisable as it helps prevent certain sexual transmitted diseases, but she says that oral contraceptive pills should also be used as a double precaution against possible condom "accidents" which includes possible tears in the condom or accidental leakage. Oral contraceptives have come a long way says Dr. Premitha explaining that currently there are many ranges of the pill to suit every woman ... She adds that the survey showed that more Malaysians... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
City of Grants Sep 30, 2009
Cibola Beacon - Grants, New Mexico. Cibola Beacon Print Edition. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Video: Home-Spun or Hard Fact? Sep 10, 2009
The survey revealed that half of women hold the false belief that oral contraceptive use over an extended period of time can cause infertility(1) and nearly 10 percent of women think that it always takes a number of years to regain fertility after discontinuation of The Pill(1) In fact, no matter how long The Pill is taken for, the effects are fully reversible and it is possible to get pregnant straight away in the absence of other forms of contraception ... The survey also highlighted that... (PR Newswire)
Fertility not affected after taking oral contraceptive pill Sep 6, 2009
TAKING the oral contraceptive pill does not affect a woman's ability to fall pregnant after she goes off it, with four in five women falling pregnant within a year, a study has found ... The results, published in the US journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, form part of the European Active Surveillance Study on Oral Contraceptives, which followed almost 60,000 European women for five years, with the starting point between 2001 and 2004 ... "Because of their high efficacy, there is a perception by... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Contraception myths 'widespread' Sep 5, 2009
Others had heard food items such as kebabs, Coca-cola or crisps could be used as oral contraceptives ... MYTHS THAT STILL EXIST Chicken skin and cling film as barrier methods Kebabs, crisps and chocolate as oral contraceptives The pill as protection against HIV Source: Bayer Schering Pharma ... Other myths surround the use of oral contraceptive pills. (BBC News -- Health)
Women are sought for drug trial Aug 18, 2009
Dr. Bliss Kaneshiro, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, is evaluating use of a low dose of doxycycline to prevent what is called "breakthrough" bleeding in the first months of using a continuous oral contraceptive pill ... The idea of a continuous oral contraceptive is not to have any periods while taking it, so women are caught unaware and unprepared if bleeding does occur, she said ... Dr. Bliss Kaneshiro, an obstetrician-gynecologist at... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Some Birth Control Pills Safer Than Others Aug 15, 2009
Scientists have long known that oral contraceptives, which contain the female hormones estrogen and progestogen, increase the likelihood of deep vein thrombosis of the leg and pulmonary embolism, but new studies in Denmark and the Netherlands determined that some pills are safer than others. Neither study received funding from any companies that make oral contraceptives ... The overall risk of venous thromboembolism is low, perhaps three for 10,000 woman-years for women in general, said Dr.... (MEDLINEplus)
Birth Control May Help Ward off Bacterial Vaginosis Aug 1, 2009
Women who were taking an oral contraceptive that included estrogen and progestin were 34 percent less likely to have a recurrence of bacterial vaginosis than women not taking a contraceptive. Women who were on a progestin-only contraceptive were 58 percent less likely to have a recurrence, the researchers found. (MEDLINEplus)
Women over 30 have newer birth control options Jul 23, 2009
Who can try it: Women who are breast-feeding (this oral contraceptive will not lower milk supply), or those who can't take estrogen-based pills because of cardiovascular-disease or blood-clot risks, or because they smoke. Like the combo type, this "mini-pill" protects against pregnancy via a low dose of hormones, but it's estrogen-free. (CNN)
Excessive sweat makes teenager self-conscious Jul 21, 2009
I have been taking the oral contraceptive Yaz for about a year now and am wondering if others have had the same issues ... Studies published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine (January and September 2006) show that women taking oral contraceptives may have lower libido and less sexual arousal. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Potential Failure Of Oral Contraceptives With Obese Women Explained Jul 21, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 20, 2009) Researchers have identified a potential biological mechanism that could explain why oral contraceptives may be less effective at preventing pregnancy in obese women, as some epidemiological studies have indicated ... Although conventional oral contraceptives appear to eventually reach the effective blood concentrations needed in the body to prevent conception in obese women, it appears to take twice as long, leaving a "window of opportunity" every month where the... (Science Daily)
Study explains potential failure of oral contraceptives with obese women Jul 15, 2009
Researchers have identified a potential biological mechanism that could explain why oral contraceptives may be less effective at preventing pregnancy in obese women, as some epidemiological studies have indicated. Although conventional oral contraceptives appear to eventually reach the effective blood concentrations needed in the body to prevent conception in obese women, it appears to take twice as long, leaving a "window of opportunity" every month where the contraceptive may not be at a high... (EurekAlert!)
2 reproductive factors are important predictors of death from ovarian cancer Jul 9, 2009
Results of previous studies indicated that fewer lifetime ovulatory cycles, higher parity, oral contraceptive use, hysterectomy and tubal ligation are associated with decreased risk of developing this form of cancer, according to the researchers ... Robbins explained that the number of lifetime ovulatory cycles a woman has is affected by her use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy and breastfeeding, all of which temporarily cause ovulation to cease and reduces the total number of cycles. (EurekAlert!)
Bayer Submits Qlaira Oral Contraceptive to U.S. Regulators for Approval Jul 8, 2009
July 8 (Bloomberg) -- submitted its estradiol- based oral contraceptive, sold in Europe as Qlaira, to U.S. regulators for approval ... No other oral contraceptive is approved to treat heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, Bayer said. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Fanatics practice religious tyranny Jun 16, 2009
timbertiger wrote on Jun 15, 2009 11:43 AM:" Rick, I applaud your responsible decision! When my husband was alive, we discussed that very thing as neither of us wanted children. It is cost-prohibitive though. By my calculations, an oral contraceptive would cost about half of what surgery probably would and end up with the same rate of effectiveness. ". . (Missoulian, MT)
Infertility and Nutritional Deficie... Jun 2, 2009
Women who have been taking the oral contraceptive pill may have difficulty conceiving due to the synthetic oestrogen increasing the copper levels. The Pill can cause a phenomenon called 'oestrogen dominance' that overpowers the conceiving effects of. (Suite101.com)
UCB launches Vimpat in the US for add-on treatment of epilepsy in adults May 27, 2009
Vimpat was also studied with several commonly used medications, including digoxin, metformin, omeprazole, and an oral contraceptive (containing 0. 03 mg ethinylestradiol and 0. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Birth Control - Hormonal Methods May 25, 2009
Oral Contraceptive (Birth Control) Pills. Known as "The Pill," a woman will take one of these pills each day. (Suite101.com)
Melanoma And Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs To Know About The Risks, Prognosis May 13, 2009
In addition, other studies which have observed the effect of hormones received from external sources such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have found no increased risk of developing melanoma. One prospective study reported in 2004 in the British Journal of Cancer followed 206 women diagnosed with localized melanoma who received hormone replacement therapy within five years of being diagnosed with melanoma. (Science Daily)
Bullying in childhood may help trigger schizophrenia May 9, 2009
Fifty years after the introduction of an oral contraceptive for women, condoms and vasectomies are still the only relatively reliable birth-control options for men. However, this week, Chinese researchers report they are working on a treatment that can render a man temporarily infertile. (Globe and Mail)
Debate continues over safety of the Pill May 8, 2009
Oral contraceptives are convenient, but studies show a few health risks ... Research published this January in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says that oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives ... Studies have found that oral contraceptives can lower the risk of ovarian and uterine cancers, ease symptoms of severe PMS, reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, and improve female pattern hair loss.... (MSNBC -- Health)
Plant-Based Flavonoid May Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk Apr 28, 2009
The investigators found no association between total flavonoid intake and ovarian cancer risk in analyses that allowed for factors potentially associated with ovarian cancer risk such as age, oral contraceptive use, childbirth, breastfeeding, history of tubal ligation, and physical activity. Only apigenin intake, as noted, was associated with a suggestive decrease in ovarian cancer risk. (MEDLINEplus)
HRT May Protect Women from Colon Cancer Apr 28, 2009
Participants had completed questionnaires on oral contraceptive and hormone therapy use ... There was no relationship between use of oral contraceptives and colorectal cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Female hairiness health warning Apr 17, 2009
Mild cases can be treated cosmetically, she said, but in moderate to severe cases, hormone therapy, such as the oral contraceptive pill and other treatments are available. Weight loss, especially in obese women, may also help reduce high levels of the male hormone testosterone which can be an underlying factor in cases of excess hair. (BBC News -- UK)
Patheon Inc. Expands Toronto Facility, Creates Dedicated Space for Oral Contraceptives Production Apr 17, 2009
The expansion adds 10,000 square feet of GMP space dedicated to the production of oral contraceptives with a potential output of 1 ... The expansion of dedicated space for the production of oral contraceptives, is a regulatory requirement to sell in many countries, and demonstrates Patheon's continuing commitment to providing the highest level of quality and standards to customers ... The newly expanded Toronto site will be a Center of Excellence for Oral Contraceptives under Patheon's... (Canada Newswire)
Linking waistline size with risk of heart failure Apr 13, 2009
Oral contraceptive pills, which contain estrogen and progesterone, have been suspected of increasing risk of lupus, but the data have been conflicting ... After comparing patterns of oral contraceptive use between women with lupus and healthy women, researchers concluded that oral contraceptives increased the risk of lupus ... BOTTOM LINE: Using first and second generation oral contraceptive pills is associated with an increased risk of developing lupus. (Boston Globe)
Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk Apr 11, 2009
Although the link between lupus and oral contraceptives has been debated for some time, this new study adds weight to earlier studies -- including the Nurses' Health Study -- that have shown a link between oral contraceptives and lupus, the study authors said ... The women all had prescriptions for oral contraceptives ... Suissa's team found that oral contraceptives were associated with a 1. (MEDLINEplus)
World's Biggest Generic Drugmaker Adds Muscle With Acquisition Apr 9, 2009
Branded products include Seasonique oral contraceptive and the Paragard intrauterine device. Avg. (Investors Business Daily)
Oral contraceptives associated with increased risk of lupus Apr 8, 2009
Study found use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of SLE, particularly among women who had recently started taking them ... A new large, population-based observational study found that the use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of SLE, particularly among women who had recently started taking them ... The women all had prescriptions for combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing estrogen and progestogen. (EurekAlert!)
Oral Contraceptives Linked to Asthma Risk Apr 1, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some women who use oral contraceptives may have an increased risk for asthma, according to results of a Scandinavian study ... Respondents included 4,728 women who did not use oral contraceptives and 961 who did ... After taking account of other factors that can influence the risk of asthma, the researchers found that women who took oral contraceptives were 42 percent more likely to have asthma. (MEDLINEplus)
Warner Chilcott Announces NDA Submission for Low Dose Oral Contraceptive Mar 28, 2009
HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Warner Chilcott Limited (Nasdaq: ) announced today that its affiliate, Warner Chilcott Company Inc. has submitted a New Drug Application for WC 3016, a low-dose oral contraceptive, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. About Warner Chilcott. (PR Newswire)
New Law Allows Discount Birth Control at Colleges Mar 13, 2009
Students had seen prices for oral contraceptives at college health clinics shoot up two- and threefold the apparently unintended consequence of a deficit-reduction provision that went into effect in January, 2007 ... "For those students where they were used to getting oral contraceptives for maybe $10 a month, that quickly escalated to the $30-, $40-, $50-a-month level," Moore said ... A spokeswoman for German-based pharmaceutical company Bayer Schering Pharma AG, which makes the popular oral... (Newsmax)
Are Your Birth-Control Pills Making Fish All Girly? Mar 6, 2009
The two leading forms of nonpermanent birth control in the United States are the oral contraceptive pill and the male condom. Each takes its toll on our environment. (Slate)
Nocturnal Nuisances Mar 5, 2009
In the meantime, Texas A been testing an oral contraceptive for feral hogs, but that is expected to take five years before being available for use. Actually getting a contraceptive to them seems to be the biggest challenge, Klussman said. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Pa. settles Yaz dispute with Bayer Feb 10, 2009
Twenty-seven state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania, have reached an agreement with over an allegedly deceptive advertising campaign for the oral contraceptive pill Yaz. As part of the settlement, Bayer has agreed to submit proposed television ads to the and devote $20 million in marketing to correct misinformation from prior advertisements. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Hormone Level During Pregnancy May Identify Women At Risk For Postpartum Depression Feb 8, 2009
"Endocrine risk factors for PPD have been identified as well, including changes in reproductive hormones during pregnancy, a history of premenstrual syndrome and a history of oral contraceptive induced mood changes," the authors write. A possible link between a hormone produced by the placenta, known as placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (pCRH), and PPD has also been hypothesized. (Science Daily)
