News tagged with emergency contraceptive
Welsh girls to get morning-after pill for free
(AP) -- Women and girls as young as 13 in Wales can get the morning-after pill free without a prescription from pharmacies, beginning Friday.
Apr 01, 2011 |
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A new type of pill for emergency contraception
By year's end, U.S. women will have two types of emergency contraceptive pills to choose from.
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Oct 05, 2010 |
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New non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can improve quality of life
A new, effective, non-surgical treatment for uterine fibroids can help women with this condition maintain their fertility, an American scientist told the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 30, 2010 |
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FDA panel to consider new 'morning-after pill'
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet June 17 to consider whether the agency should approve a new emergency contraceptive that studies show is more effective than Plan B, the only "morning-after pill" ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Emergency contraception: Advance provision does not reduce pregnancy rates
Providing emergency contraception to women in advance of need does not reduce pregnancy rates, despite increased use and faster use after unprotected sexual intercourse. These are the findings according to a new review published ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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'Morning After Pill' Works up to 5 Days After Sex
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the United States and Europe has published new evidence supporting the use of ulipristal acetate as an effective alternative to levonorgestrel (marketed as Plan B®) for emergency ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 22, 2010 |
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New 5-Day 'Morning-After' Pill Tested For U.S. Approval
(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, women who seek emergency contraception within 72 hours of intercourse can receive copper intrauterine devices. Though the devices are very effective at preventing pregnancy, they ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Young Australians not as 'sex savvy' as they think
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young Australians need to be better informed about the use of emergency contraception to reduce terminations and unwanted pregnancies.
Jun 03, 2009 |
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FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds
(AP) -- Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Education may improve hospital prescription rate of emergency contraception to teens
Many doctors don't offer emergency contraception pills to adolescents who may benefit from them during emergency department visits because of misinformation about how the medicine works, according to a study by The Children's ...
Mar 05, 2009 |
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