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Can Using Birth Control Pills Cause Infertility? Fertility Doctor Answers Common Query Women Have
Reversible contraceptives like birth control pills, patches, IUDs and implants do not cause permanent infertility for most women. Fertility generally returns within months after stopping use, though some methods may cause short delays.
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China Birth Rate Hits Lowest Since 1949 In Blow To Baby Drive
China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level since 1949, highlighting a deepening demographic struggle for Beijing even as officials roll out new subsidies to encourage couples to have more children.
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Are Men Ready To Pop The Pill? Hormone-Free Male Contraceptive Pill Moves Closer To Reality
A hormone-free male contraceptive pill called YCT-529 has successfully completed its first human safety trial, marking an important milestone in the global effort to expand birth-control options for men.
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Born Just 640 gm, 24-Week Premature Baby Survives After 90-Day Battle In Delhi Hospital
After spending 90 days in the NICU, the baby was discharged weighing 1.8 kilograms. Now six months old, he weighs 6 kilograms, with normal vision, hearing, and brain scan results.
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Mumbai Civic Body Intensifies Animal Birth Control Drive To Regulate Stray Dog Population
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up the implementation of its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Mumbai in an effort to regulate the growing population of stray dogs across the city.
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Top Court To Hear Stray Dogs Case Tomorrow, Mandates Top Officials' Presence
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday (November 3) the suo moto case concerning stray dog management across the country, with the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana.
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Over 350 Greenlandic Women, Girls Forcibly Given Contraception By Denmark
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s.
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Need To Shut Population Control Programmes: PM's Economic Advisor
India does not have an aging population yet but it is time to consider the future and shut down the birth control programmes, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, told NDTV today.
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Can Using Birth Control Pills Cause Infertility? Fertility Doctor Answers Common Query Women Have
Reversible contraceptives like birth control pills, patches, IUDs and implants do not cause permanent infertility for most women. Fertility generally returns within months after stopping use, though some methods may cause short delays.
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China Birth Rate Hits Lowest Since 1949 In Blow To Baby Drive
China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level since 1949, highlighting a deepening demographic struggle for Beijing even as officials roll out new subsidies to encourage couples to have more children.
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Why Is China Taxing Condoms, Birth Control Pills Now? Policy Shift Explained
China has begun imposing a 13 percentsales tax on contraceptives such as condoms, birth control pills, and devices from January 1, 2026, while exempting childcare services from value-added tax (VAT).
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Are Men Ready To Pop The Pill? Hormone-Free Male Contraceptive Pill Moves Closer To Reality
A hormone-free male contraceptive pill called YCT-529 has successfully completed its first human safety trial, marking an important milestone in the global effort to expand birth-control options for men.
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Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.
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Born Just 640 gm, 24-Week Premature Baby Survives After 90-Day Battle In Delhi Hospital
After spending 90 days in the NICU, the baby was discharged weighing 1.8 kilograms. Now six months old, he weighs 6 kilograms, with normal vision, hearing, and brain scan results.
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Mumbai Civic Body Intensifies Animal Birth Control Drive To Regulate Stray Dog Population
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up the implementation of its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in Mumbai in an effort to regulate the growing population of stray dogs across the city.
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Top Court To Hear Stray Dogs Case Tomorrow, Mandates Top Officials' Presence
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday (November 3) the suo moto case concerning stray dog management across the country, with the Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories, except West Bengal and Telangana.
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Over 350 Greenlandic Women, Girls Forcibly Given Contraception By Denmark
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s.
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Need To Shut Population Control Programmes: PM's Economic Advisor
India does not have an aging population yet but it is time to consider the future and shut down the birth control programmes, Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council, told NDTV today.
