Tag: Birth Control

No significant association seen for recent or previous maternal hormonal contraception use with CNS tumors in children younger than 20 years

Higher ACR category on dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI seen in 23 of 48 women with versus without intrauterine device in place

Combined oral contraceptive pill use associated with reduced dysglycemia risk for women with PCOS

California will be the third state to compensate victims of the so-called eugenics movement that peaked in the 1930s

Findings seen in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers; reduction greater with longer duration of use in BRCA1 carriers

Authors say risk for glaucoma is low and should not discourage use of hormonal contraceptives

WHO recommendation adopted based on evidence that self-administered DMPA-SC is safe, effective with higher continuation rates

U.N. agency estimates that 12 million women in 115 low- to middle-income countries were 'unable to access family planning services'

Pregnancy rates at one month were 0.3 percent in levonorgestrel IUD group and 0 percent in copper IUD group

Increased risk for breast cancer observed, which was seen for up to two years after discontinuation of oral contraceptives