by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Natural Methods - Natural Family Planning
Effectiveness / Studies "There is no doubt about it: some physicians are well informed about Natural Family Planning and they strongly encourage its use. Some are so convinced about the medical and moral hazards of unnatural forms of birth control that Natural...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Barrier Methods
Condoms are often portrayed as a means of "safe sex" to provide protection from pregnancy and all STDs. It should be noted that generically (all races, ages, & marital status) condoms fail to prevent pregnancy about 16% of the time,...
by APFLI | Mar 8, 2004 | Birth Control Archive
CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANON MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM MARKET — Hailed as one of the most effective contraceptives ever, Australian doctors say the product could be withdrawn because of rising insurance costs just 2 years after its introduction. Implanon is a hormonal...
by APFLI | Feb 25, 2004 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
1 of every 2 sexually active young people can expect to become infected by the age of 25. Young women are more at risk than young men because the infections can “silently” hide in the female reproductive tract, according to the study. [School of...
by APFLI | May 26, 2003 | Abstinence - Archive
Abstinence & fidelity are gaining priority over condoms in the battle against AIDS by India’s Health Minister, Sushma Swaraj. Ms. Swaraj ordered the federal government’s National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) to stop advertisements that focus on...
