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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.

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created May 20, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

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.

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created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

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created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

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created Aug 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

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created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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," ...

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created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

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 ...

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created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 4