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Understanding How Morning-After Pill Affects Women's Reproductive Health
Women's Health: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilises the ovum.
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Experts Explain Why Women Are More At Risk Of Strokes Than Men
Hormonal changes caused due to pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, and the longer life expectancy are some of the reasons that explain the higher incidences of strokes among women than men, said experts on World Stroke Day on Tuesday.
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Oral Contraceptives May Be Impairing Fear-Regulation In Women: Study
Synthetic hormones in oral contraceptive pills may be impairing fear-regulating processes in women's brains, scientists have found in a study.
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Post Oral Contraceptives PCOS And Acne: Here's What You Need To Know
PCOS and acne: If you have PCOS and have just gotten off oral contraceptives, then you may experience acne breakout. Here's what you need to know.
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Can Using Hormonal Contraceptives Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk?
According to a recent study, new types of combined oral contraceptives are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Using national prescribing and cancer registers, researchers analysed data of nearly 1.9 million Danish women aged 15-49 years between 1995 and 2014.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Are There Any Side Effects Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Emergency contraceptive pills are known as the postcoital contraceptives because they are meant to be used after sexual intercourse.
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A Birth Control Pill For Men Includes A Side Effect That Has Frustrated Women For Decades
It's been more than a century since Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and nearly 60 years since the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA.
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Birth Control Pills For Men Now Found To Be Safe-Know More
Researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
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This New Male Birth Control Pill Is Safe To Use, Say Researchers
In a major step forward in the development of a once-daily "male pill", researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
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Condoms, Advice For Couples Soon In Wedding Gift From UP Government
Newlyweds in Uttar Pradesh will soon receive an unusual wedding gift from the state government - condoms and oral contraceptives - as part of a scheme to be launched on World Population Day on July 11.
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Gaining Less Than 2 Kgs Every Year in 20s Can Put Women at Obesity Risk
Smoking, use of oral contraceptives or turbulence in married life such as divorce, death of a partner or separation were also found as some of the contributory factors in weight gain in women.
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Contraceptive Pills Driving Fall In Ovarian Cancer Deaths
Widespread use of oral contraceptives has driven the fall in deaths from ovarian cancer worldwide, a major study has found.
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Oral Contraceptive Use Not Linked To Major Birth Defects
Oral contraceptive use just before or during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of major birth defects, according to a new large-scale study.
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Bayer Sued In Germany Over Contraceptive Pill After Health Scares
"If I'd known, I'd never have taken this pill," says Felicitas Rohrer, who is suing German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, claiming its oral contraceptive Yasminelle caused her to suffer a pulmonary embolism.
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World Hypertension Day: Don't Pop That Pill on Your Own, Self-Medication Can be Life Threatening
Change in the lifestyle of the youth, lack of nutritious food, steroids and oral contraceptives are among the major reasons that are causing hypertension among the young population.
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Understanding How Morning-After Pill Affects Women's Reproductive Health
Women's Health: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) are effective only in the first few days following intercourse, before the ovum is released from the ovary and before the sperm fertilises the ovum.
-
Experts Explain Why Women Are More At Risk Of Strokes Than Men
Hormonal changes caused due to pregnancy, or the use of oral contraceptives, and the longer life expectancy are some of the reasons that explain the higher incidences of strokes among women than men, said experts on World Stroke Day on Tuesday.
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Oral Contraceptives May Be Impairing Fear-Regulation In Women: Study
Synthetic hormones in oral contraceptive pills may be impairing fear-regulating processes in women's brains, scientists have found in a study.
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Post Oral Contraceptives PCOS And Acne: Here's What You Need To Know
PCOS and acne: If you have PCOS and have just gotten off oral contraceptives, then you may experience acne breakout. Here's what you need to know.
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Can Using Hormonal Contraceptives Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk?
According to a recent study, new types of combined oral contraceptives are associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. Using national prescribing and cancer registers, researchers analysed data of nearly 1.9 million Danish women aged 15-49 years between 1995 and 2014.
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Emergency Contraceptive Pills: Are There Any Side Effects Of Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Emergency contraceptive pills are known as the postcoital contraceptives because they are meant to be used after sexual intercourse.
-
A Birth Control Pill For Men Includes A Side Effect That Has Frustrated Women For Decades
It's been more than a century since Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and nearly 60 years since the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA.
-
Birth Control Pills For Men Now Found To Be Safe-Know More
Researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
-
This New Male Birth Control Pill Is Safe To Use, Say Researchers
In a major step forward in the development of a once-daily "male pill", researchers have found an experimental oral contraceptive to be safe in men with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception.
-
Condoms, Advice For Couples Soon In Wedding Gift From UP Government
Newlyweds in Uttar Pradesh will soon receive an unusual wedding gift from the state government - condoms and oral contraceptives - as part of a scheme to be launched on World Population Day on July 11.
-
Gaining Less Than 2 Kgs Every Year in 20s Can Put Women at Obesity Risk
Smoking, use of oral contraceptives or turbulence in married life such as divorce, death of a partner or separation were also found as some of the contributory factors in weight gain in women.
-
Contraceptive Pills Driving Fall In Ovarian Cancer Deaths
Widespread use of oral contraceptives has driven the fall in deaths from ovarian cancer worldwide, a major study has found.
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Oral Contraceptive Use Not Linked To Major Birth Defects
Oral contraceptive use just before or during pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of major birth defects, according to a new large-scale study.
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Bayer Sued In Germany Over Contraceptive Pill After Health Scares
"If I'd known, I'd never have taken this pill," says Felicitas Rohrer, who is suing German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, claiming its oral contraceptive Yasminelle caused her to suffer a pulmonary embolism.
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World Hypertension Day: Don't Pop That Pill on Your Own, Self-Medication Can be Life Threatening
Change in the lifestyle of the youth, lack of nutritious food, steroids and oral contraceptives are among the major reasons that are causing hypertension among the young population.
