by APFLI | Sep 14, 2005 | Birth Control Archive
Canada Approves Morning After Pill (M.A.P./EC) Over-The-Counter (OTC) Argentina and M.A.P. Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Cancer: International Doctors’ Group Echoes Warnings of the World Health Organization (WHO) Plan B For more Birth Control...
by APFLI | Feb 20, 2005 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Scientists Refute Study Touting The Pill's Benefits Mechanism of Action for Oral Contraceptives Described SCIENTISTS REFUTE STUDY TOUTING PILL'S BENEFITS — A recent study touting a list of unexpected health benefits for the birth-control...
by APFLI | Aug 2, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
YOUNG WOMEN REQUESTING EC ARE, DESPITE CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING, A HIGH RISK GROUP FOR NEW UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES/ABORTIONS EC [emergency contraception] was introduced in Sweden in 1994. In addition to an unplanned pregnancy, unprotected sexual intercourse may also...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
According to FDA information, the typical pregnancy rate for women using the pill is 5 percent. This means that of every 100 women using the pill, 5 will be pregnant within 12 months. About 10.4 million American women use the pill; thus there are more than 500,000...
by APFLI | Jan 22, 2004 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Federal health officials approved the sale of the world's first contraceptive patch in November 2001. Ortho-Evra emits through the skin low doses of the same hormones used in birth control pills — but requires women to remember to use it weekly, instead of...
