By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) — Women taking birth control pills with lower amounts of estrogen — a commonly prescribed contraceptive — may be at higher risk for chronic pelvic pain and pain during orgasm, according to new research.
A study of nearly 1,000 women found that women on the lower-dose oral contraceptives [...]
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Low-Dose ‘Pill’ Linked to Pain During Orgasm, Study Finds
May 3, 2013
White House to Challenge Ruling on Unlimited Access to ‘Morning-After’ Pill
May 2, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — The Obama administration announced late Wednesday that it would appeal a federal judge’s order to eliminate any age restrictions on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription.
The move follows a Tuesday decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lower the age [...]
Obama Administration to Challenge Judge’s Ruling on ‘Morning-After’ Pill
May 1, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge’s order to eliminate any age limit on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription was challenged in court Wednesday by the Obama administration.
The government appeal follows on the heels of a Tuesday decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [...]
FDA Approves ‘Morning-After’ Pill Without a Prescription
May 1, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday approved the over-the-counter sale of Plan B One-Step, a version of the so-called “morning after” pill, for use as emergency contraception by girls and women aged 15 and older. The move ends years of debate over the issue, and follows a federal judge’s order earlier this month that the FDA make Plan B available to all women, regardless of age.
IUDs Safe Contraceptives for Teens, Study Finds
April 8, 2013
MONDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) — IUDs are a safe method of birth control for teens, according to a new study.
The findings challenge concerns that have persisted since the removal of a harmful IUD (intrauterine device) from the market in the 1970s, according to the researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. [...]
Judge: Make Morning-After Pill Available to All Females
April 5, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the so-called
“morning-after pill” — an emergency contraceptive — available to all women regardless of age.
The judge from the Eastern District of New York gave the FDA 30 days to remove age restrictions on [...]
Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC
April 2, 2013
TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20 percent of American teens who give birth have already had one or more babies, a federal study released Tuesday says.
In 2010, more than 365,000 teens aged 15 to 19 gave birth and about 67,000 (18.3 percent) of those were repeat births, according to the April Vital [...]
Consensual Sex Typically Doesn’t Begin Before Teen Years, Study Finds
April 1, 2013
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) — It’s rare for children in the United States aged 10 to 12 to be sexually active, especially on a voluntary basis, a new study finds. However, almost one in five teens has had sex before age 15, and 16,000 girls under 15 get pregnant each year. [...]
Use of Morning-After Pill on the Rise
February 15, 2013
The number of U.S. women using the “morning-after” contraception pill has risen dramatically in the last decade, federal health officials report. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4.2 percent of women in 2002 said they had used the pill, but between 2006 and 2010 that figure had jumped to 11 percent, which translates to 5.8 million women who were between 15 and 44 years old.
Use of Morning-After Pill on the Rise: CDC
February 14, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — The number of U.S. women using the “morning-after” contraception pill has risen dramatically in the last decade, federal health officials report.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4.2 percent of women in 2002 said they had used the pill, but between 2006 and [...]
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