by APFLI | Jul 11, 2007 | Contraception - Adverse Effects: Cancer / Stroke / Abortion
[not new, just underreported…] “Contraceptive Failure in the First Two Years of Use: Differences Across Socioeconomic Subgroups,” Nalini Ranjit, Akinrinola Bankole, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Susheela Singh. Family Planning Perspectives, Vol 33, No....
by APFLI | May 17, 2007 | Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill
Supporters of Plan B and other types of “emergency contraception” (EC) used to claim that easier access to EC could “result in a greater than 50% reduction in abortion rates.” J. Trussell et al., “Emergency Contraception: A Simple...
by APFLI | Feb 4, 2007 | Human Development
New research from scientists in Australia questions the old adage that a woman who contracts breast cancer should wait at least two years before becoming pregnant. The study shows that, as is the case when a woman considers having an abortion, a pregnancy has a...
by APFLI | Dec 31, 2006 | Artificial Conception
Study Shows Higher Rate of Birth Defects in Babies Conceived Through Fertility Treatment IVF Children May Suffer More Over-All Health Problems Than Naturally Conceived Children IVF Can Lower Chance of Pregnancy Study Finds IVF – Placenta Previa Increased...
by APFLI | Nov 29, 2006 | Human Development
Preliminary data suggests that magnesium sulfate, given intravenously to women about to deliver extremely premature babies, helps reduce brain damage and death among the infants, researchers report. Children born before 30 weeks' gestation, about two months early,...
