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The tapeworm contraceptive
A tapeworm may be the unlikely source of a new contraceptive - 100% effective in either sex! Despite intensive research, scientists have so far failed to find the perfect contraceptive for women - let alone men. However, a study in freshwater fish of the carp family has found a parasite, Ligula intestinalis, that makes the fish infertile. The... view more... (2002-12-04)
ACRUS broadens contraceptive spray strategy
Acrux (ASX: ACR), the Australian company with patient-preferred technology for delivering drugs across the skin, today announced that it has reached agreement with Population Council, Inc., to amend the Licence Agreement signed in February 2006. view more (2006-08-11)
New leads in the development of an oral contraceptive for men
Latest research at Oxford University’s Glycobiology Institute has provided new leads towards the development of an oral contraceptive for men. The advantages of the substance at the centre of the research, an alkylated imino sugar (NB-DNJ), are that it does not affect reproductive hormones, its effects are easily reversed and it is... view more... (2002-12-11)
The IUD is the most popular long-acting contraceptive amongst Europeans
A European study has defined the profile for the usage of long-acting contraceptive methods. The work, presented with the National Congress of Gynaecology award, shows, amongst other things, that 10% of women use these methods, the majority over 30 years old. view more (2009-10-29)
Contraceptive pill influences partner choice
The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research at the University of Liverpool has found. view more (2008-08-13)
Teens are heading in wrong direction: Likely to have sex, but not use contraception
Between 2003 and 2007, the progress made in the 1990s and early 2000s in improving teen contraceptive use and reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing stalled, and may even have reversed among certain groups of teens. view more (2009-06-18)
UK Study Underlines Safety Of Contraceptive Pill For Non-smokers (p 185)
Latest findings from a UK study established 35 years ago to assess the health outcomes for women using the contraceptive pill during the 1970s and 1980s are published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The key finding from the study highlights no increased risk of death from any cause (except cervical cancer) for non-smoking pill users; however... view more... (2003-07-16)
Injectable testosterone may provide effective male contraception
Researchers in China may have found a method for male contraception that is effective, reversible and without serious short-term adverse effects according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). view more (2009-05-04)
New male contraceptive targets sperm, not hormones
Men and women have long been promised a male version of the female contraceptive pill. But the first new male contraceptive to market may not be hormonal at all. view more (2006-05-08)
Research shows that the Pill does not deserve its reputation for causing weight gain
Research has not proven that the Pill causes weight gain. But many women are put off using contraceptive pills because this has been listed as one of their adverse effects. view more (2008-10-31)
New concepts in contraception
Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented tomorrow at a major scientific conference in Melbourne. view more (2008-08-27)
Birth control has long-term effect on hormone exposure
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine may be one step closer to understanding why past oral contraceptive use dramatically lowers the risk of ovarian and uterine cancers later in life. view more (2008-10-21)
'Rhythm method' may kill off more embryos than other methods of contraception
The "rhythm method" may kill off more embryos than other contraceptive methods, such as coils, morning after pills, and oral contraceptives, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. view more (2006-05-25)
RISK OF PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE IN IUD CONTRACEPTIVE USERS LOWER THAN FEARED (p 443)
The risk of developing full clinical pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) associated with sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) may not be as high as suspected in women using an intra-uterine device (IUD) reports a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The IUD is a common method of contraception, although its use varies greatly in... view more... (2001-02-07)
Oral contraceptives increase risk for breast cancer in some women, meta-analysis finds
A meta-analysis published in the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicts oral contraceptives as putting premenopausal women at significantly increased risk for breast cancer, especially women who use them prior to having a child. view more (2006-10-31)
Repeat pregnancies among teenagers on the increase
An expert in health services at The University of Nottingham is calling for urgent action to improve contraceptive advice and services to reduce the growing number of repeat teenage pregnancies in the United Kingdom. view more (2009-01-28)
Periodontal diseases are blind to age
Two new studies in the June issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) suggest that periodontal diseases are a threat to women of all ages due to hormonal fluctuations that occur at various stages of their lives. view more (2007-06-13)
Medication plus oral contraceptive may improve female pattern hair loss
Finasteride, a medication approved to treat hair loss in men, may also improve the condition in women when combined with oral contraceptives view more (2006-03-21)
UTMB study identifies women at higher risk of significant bone loss on injectable birth control
Nearly half of women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the birth control shot, will experience high bone mineral density (BMD) loss in the hip or lower spine within two years of beginning the contraceptive. view more (2009-12-22)
US researchers show cottonseed drug is cancer treatment booster - patient trials now planned
New research has opened up the prospect that gossypol - a drug refined from cottonseed oil and previously tried and abandoned as a male contraceptive - could boost the effectiveness of treatment for prostate tumours and possibly other common cancers as well. view more (2004-09-29)
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