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Sep 12, 2007 5:57 AM CDT

The Pill Reduces Cancer Risk

Oral contraception is beneficial—but only if used for less than 8 years

(Newser) - The pill has a possible new side effect: preventing cancer. Women who took oral contraceptives for less than eight years have up to a 12% lower risk of developing the disease, according to a new British study, one of the largest ever conducted. The risk of developing bowel and rectal,...

Sales Rocket for Morning-After Pill

Aug 23, 2007 3:54 AM CDT

Sales Rocket for Morning-After Pill

Plan B still under fire from conservative critics

(Newser) - Sales of the morning-after pill have zoomed since it became available over the counter last year, but conservative activists are still lobbying to block it from pharmacy shelves. The federal Food and Drug Administration ruled in 2006 that the pill, marketed under the name Plan B, be made available without...

Hollywood Tries Pigeon Birth Control

Jul 30, 2007 10:05 AM CDT

Hollywood Tries Pigeon Birth Control

Rooftop feeders will hold contraceptive-laced kibble

(Newser) - Hollywood will try to cut its pigeon population by lacing rooftop feeders with birdie birth control. The contraceptive OvoControl P is meant to reduce the spectacular amount of pigeon poop flooding from above, the LA Times reports, and even PETA is on board. "We would much rather they use...

Birth Control Prices at US Colleges Skyrocket

Jul 26, 2007 1:49 PM CDT

Birth Control Prices at US Colleges Skyrocket

Female students may no longer be able to afford the Pill

(Newser) - Many college students may no longer be able to afford birth control come September, thanks to a 2006 bill that discourages drug companies from offering schools deep discounts on contraceptives. The change went into effect this year, but students will feel the crunch only now, as health centers that stocked...

Brazil to Subsidize Birth Control

May 29, 2007 7:50 AM CDT

Brazil to Subsidize Birth Control

Cheaper pills give poor women same right to family planning, says president

(Newser) - Just weeks after Pope Benedict XVI decried contraception as a threat to the future of Latin America on his visit to Brazil, Brazil's president announced that the government would subsidize birth control pills at private pharmacies so poor women can have "the same right that the wealthy have to...

FDA Approves No-Period Birth Control Pill

May 23, 2007 2:49 PM CDT

FDA Approves No-Period Birth Control Pill

Drug from Wyeth includes 28 days of low-dose hormones

(Newser) - The FDA yesterday approved Lybrel, the birth control pill designed to stop women's periods for as long as they're on the medication, the AP reports. Unlike most other contraceptive pills, which consist of 21 daily doses of hormone treatments and 7 days of sugar pills, Lybrel contains 28 daily doses...

Stop Periods, Period?

Apr 20, 2007 11:01 AM CDT

Stop Periods, Period?

They call it the curse, but women are mixed on birth control pill that stops menstruation

(Newser) - Women may complain about their periods, but would they miss them when they're gone? The FDA is set to approve an oral contraceptive that suppresses periods entirely, sparking controversy—including a documentary making the rounds of college campuses—over the meaning of menstruation.

Condom-Hating Health Official Steps Down

Mar 30, 2007 10:00 AM CDT

Condom-Hating Health Official Steps Down

Bush's top family planning official resigns after legal action against him

(Newser) - Bush's top family planning official resigned unexpectedly yesterday, on the heels of a legal action against him in Massachusetts, the Boston Globe reports. The lawsuit initiated by Medicaid targets Dr. Eric Keroack's private practice in Marblehead. Abortion rights groups protested his appointment five months ago, claiming he opposed birth control...

Teens Taught Fertility 101

Mar 21, 2007 9:34 AM CDT

Teens Taught Fertility 101

(Newser) - A new book teaches teenage girls how to determine when they are (and are not) most likely to become pregnant, but some adults are sure they want girls to have the information. Cycle Savvy,The Smart Teen's Guide to the Mysteries of Her Body by Toni Weschler, shows teens how...