According to a CBS News report, researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at UCLA Medical Center have announced the development of a promising new male contraceptive gel.
According to the report, the new gel contains the male hormone testosterone and a progestin called Nesterone. Progestin is a synthetic hormone that mimics the female hormone progesterone and increases the contraceptive effectiveness of testosterone in men.
But a report by KHOU out of ...
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A higher price as a selling point may seem counterintuitive. Why would somebody purchase a product specifically because it costs more, particularly if safer alternatives are available?
But according to an article by the National Research Center for Women and Families, that’s precisely what happened with Bayer’s Yasmin line of birth control pills, which includes read more.... --> continue reading...
An ABC Nightline story recounts the experience of pediatric nurse, who took the medication Yaz because she wanted to look nice on her wedding day, and ended up going blind after a blood clot sent her into a coma.
The report says the woman, from Wisconsin, started taking the blockbuster birth control pill in 2007 because of an advertising blitz by manufacturer Bayer, which made exaggerated claims that it would treat ...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found no clear link between HIV and use of contraceptives such as the birth control pill and Depo-Provera shots.
According to a Reuters report, recent studies have suggested that the use of hormonal contraceptives could increase the risk of women contracting HIV. But after reviewing the studies, CDC issued a statement to the effect that “the evidence does not suggest” a link ...
continue reading...Britain’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has issued an advisory to hospitals, stating that more lives could be saved if medical professionals diagnosed and treated blood clots in the legs and lungs more quickly.
According to a BBC report, NICE is urging hospitals in England and Wales to test for blood clots within 24 hours of identifying symptoms. The report says blood clots in the legs or lungs affected ...
continue reading...The Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis provides some advice on preventing DVT, which is the formation of a potentially deadly blood clot in one of the deep veins.
Much of the information deals with recognizing the signs, symptoms and risk factors for developing blood clots. They include long periods of physical inactivity, smoking, recent surgery and pregnancy.
Use of birth control pills can also be a risk factor for developing blood ...
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