Ultrasound zap could work as male contraceptive
January 30th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Zapping a male's private parts with ultrasound could be one of the most effective and non-invasive forms of contraception.
Experiments conducted by James Tsuruta, from the ... Read more...
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Analysts feel that Mississippi personhood law goes too far
November 9th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Mississippi, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Voters in Mississippi will be given the opportunity to define who can be classified as a person. Pro-life and pro-abortion groups have often argued about whether a ... Read more...
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Hormonal contraception drives joy out of sex for women
October 31st, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) Despite its known benefits and convenience, newer forms of hormonal contraception could hamper arousal, orgasms and frequency of sex in women, driving joy out of act ... Read more...
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Condoms urged for Tunisian migrants on Italian island
March 30th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, March 30 (IANS/AKI) To prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, condoms should be given to the thousands of Tunisian migrants who have set up camp ... Read more...
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Romanian women endured 22 million abortions after ex-dictator’s ban on contraception
February 24th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24(ANI): Romanian women went through over 22 million abortions as a result of policies introduced by former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, health statistics have revealed.According to the Daily Mail, official ... Read more...
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More than 40,000 Chinese have misconceptions over use of contraception
September 17th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): A new survey has revealed that more than 40,000 Chinese have misconceptions over the use of contraception and sexual health.The online survey held by the China Population ... Read more...
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Chinese women prefer to pop the pill than rely on condoms
September 17th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) Many Chinese women prefer popping the morning-after pill rather than have other contraceptives as they no longer have to rely on their partners to use condoms, said ... Read more...
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The Pill could put women off sex
May 4th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Researchers have found a link between using hormonal contraception and Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD), a condition most often caused by a lack of desire.The study of female German ... Read more...
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Drug addicts being paid to get sterilised
April 11th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
London/Washington, April 11 (IANS) Drug addicts in the US are being paid to get sterilised so that thousands of children are "saved from growing up within a damaged environment," a media report ... Read more...
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Antiretroviral therapy linked to pregnancy increase in sub-Saharan Africa
February 9th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): A research conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART), pregnancy rates in HIV-infected women started increasing.The study ... Read more...
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13m abortions performed in China each year: Report
July 30th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): Nearly 13 million abortions are performed in China every year, mostly among young women who have little knowledge about contraception, according to a new report.However, the real number ... Read more...
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Why do oral contraceptives fail obese women?
July 15th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 15 (IANS) An Indian American researcher has identified a potential bio-mechanism that could explain why oral contraceptives seem to fail in preventing pregnancy among obese women.
Although oral contraceptives appear to ... Read more...
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UK girls as young as 12 may be given contraceptive implants to prevent pregnancies
January 17th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Girls as young as 12 could be given contraceptive implants to prevent underage pregnancies, according to a new UK report.A report for Barnsley Metropolitan District Council has ... Read more...
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Oral contraceptives thought safe can carry long-term risks
January 16th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Although 80 percent women in the US have used oral contraceptives at one time or another since the sixties, these could carry unknown long-term risks. More so when ... Read more...
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Teens full of misconceptions about emergency contraception
August 20th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (IANS) Minority teens need to be helped to better understand how the emergency contraception pill works and eliminate some misconceptions about side-effects, confidentiality and accessibility, according to a ... Read more...
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Sex education should be imparted to kids as young as five
December 30th, 2007 - 3:16 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A leading public health doctor has suggested that sex education lessons should be imparted to schoolchildren as young as five, in an effort to fight the rising levels ... Read more...
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Cervical cancer risk posed by the Pill ‘reversible’
November 14th, 2007 - 10:19 am ICT by admin
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