by APFLI | Dec 5, 2005 | Birth Control Archive
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Depo-Provera (update!) Parents Sue After Their 14-Year-Old Daughter Died with Birth Control “Patch” IARC Monographs Programme Finds Combined Estrogen-Progestogen Contraceptives and Menopausal Therapy are Carcinogenic to...
by APFLI | Aug 5, 2005 | Birth Control Archive
Condoms Fail the Safety Test, FDA Halts Imports (9/05) Ugandan Condom Promotion Fails to Reduce Risk, Study Shows (9/05) Planned Parenthood Turns A Deal on Morning After Pill Sales Condom Errors Increase Gonorrhea Risk Among Men (AJHB,7-8/05) Study...
by APFLI | Mar 9, 2004 | Birth Control Archive
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES CONTAINING CYPROTERONE INCREASE RISK OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS: four times more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis, or venous blood clots, than those taking OCs that contain levonorgestrel. Deep vein thrombosis can cause potentially fatal...
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...