News tagged with unintended pregnancies
Unplanned pregnancies in U.S. at 40 percent
About 40 percent of pregnancies across the United States were unwanted or mistimed, according to the first-ever state-by-state analysis of unintended pregnancies.
May 20, 2011 |
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Increased contraceptive supply linked to fewer unintended pregnancies
Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows.
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Increased attention to women's health research has yielded gains on some important conditions, but progress lags on othe
A concerted effort to boost research on women's health over the last two decades has lessened the burden of disease and reduced deaths among women due to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and cervical cancer, says a ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Study finds asking about pregnancy coercion and intimate-partner violence can reduce their incidence
Specifically asking young women during visits to family planning clinics whether their partners had attempted to force them to become pregnant — a type of intimate-partner violence called reproductive coercion — dramatically ...
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Sex, pregnancy and birth control: Sociologists seek more info on contraception use
(PhysOrg.com) -- The data the researchers are collecting will likely be used to inform policymakers, education planners, doctors and advocates who are trying to curb unintended pregnancies by better understanding ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Reproductive coercion often is accompanied by physical or sexual violence, study finds
Young women and teenage girls often face efforts by male partners to sabotage birth control or coerce pregnancy -- including damaging condoms and destroying contraceptives -- and these efforts, defined as "reproductive coercion," ...
Jan 25, 2010 |
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New contraceptive device is designed to prevent sexual transmission of HIV
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have published results showing that a new contraceptive device may also effectively block the transmission of the HIV virus. Findings show that the device prevents infection ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 19, 2009 |
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Study: When a child's birth is unplanned
(PhysOrg.com) -- One-third of all children born in the United States are the result of unintended pregnancies and not only do these children receive less attention and warmth from their parents than children whose births ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2009 |
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