Tag: Birth Control
FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
Women will be able to buy the progestin-only oral contraceptive at drug stores, convenience stores, and grocery stores
FDA Advisers OK Approval of First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
AMA, AAFP, ACOG, and other medical organizations already support OTC access to hormonal contraception without age restrictions
FDA Experts to Consider First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
But some FDA officials have expressed concern that people will not use the pill appropriately or clearly understand its risks
Link Found Between Contraception-Related Depression, Postpartum Depression
Women with hormonal contraception-associated depression have higher risk for postpartum depression than those with non-hormonal contraception-associated depression
Feds to Toughen Rules on Privacy Around Abortion, Contraceptive Services
Latest action would prohibit using or disclosing protected health information to investigate patients or their doctors
IUD Placement at Two to Four Weeks Postpartum Noninferior
Placement at two to four weeks postpartum noninferior to six to eight weeks postpartum for complete expulsion
Slight Increase in Breast Cancer Risk Seen With Progestogen-Only Contraceptives
Increased relative risks noted for current or recent use of oral, injected, implanted, IUD progestogen-only contraceptives
More States Are Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
Easier access to birth control helps women who live far from a health care provider or have difficulty obtaining appointments
Combined Oral Contraceptives Do Not Seem to Worsen Macromastia
Amount of breast tissue resected during mammaplasty smaller among adolescents with macromastia using combined oral contraceptive pill
Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
Case is from 2019, but the issue has been at the center of political debate in the United States since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in June
