Birth Control

7 Health Benefits of Hormonal Birth Control

Posted February 18th, 2020 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Hormonal birth control is one of the most effective and convenient methods available for women who want to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The pill is the most common and popular form of hormonal birth control, but there are a few other contraceptive options that use hormones for pregnancy prevention as well, including certain IUDs, implants, and… Read more »

The Truth About the Morning After Pill: Here’s What You Need to Know

Posted January 22nd, 2020 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

A broken condom; a missed pill; a brief, uncharacteristic lapse in judgement. Sometimes, you may do everything you can to prevent pregnancy, but something just goes wrong. Thankfully, women can find security and peace of mind with the use of emergency contraception. There’s a lot of information out there about the morning after pill… Read more »

Margaret Sanger and The History of The Birth Control Pill

Posted January 6th, 2020 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

From prehistoric condoms made of animal intestines to vulcanized rubber diaphragms, contraception has come a long way in the United States. Birth control today is as easy as getting a single implant that remains effective for years. With all the modern advances in pregnancy prevention, the birth control pill has continued to be one of… Read more »

AI Tool Helps Women Find the Right Hormonal Contraceptive

Posted July 23rd, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Since the birth control pill was first introduced in the 1960s, millions of women have used hormonal contraceptives to gain a new measure of control over their reproductive health. Unfortunately, however, it can be difficult for women to find a hormonal contraceptive that doesn’t come with unpleasant side effects like nausea, weight gain and anxiety…. Read more »

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Rollback of Contraceptive Mandate

Posted July 15th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Late last year, the Trump administration attempted to significantly expand the scope of the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate opt-out program. Under the administration’s new rules, virtually any employer could refuse to provide free birth control coverage to their employees by citing religious or moral objections. Just a few months after the new rules… Read more »

New Research Identifies Benefits of 12-Month Birth Control Supplies

Posted July 10th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Although it’s common practice for pharmacies to dispense only three months of birth control pills at a time, offering women 12-month supplies of birth control could reduce healthcare costs and unintended pregnancy rates, according to a study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine. This study, which was conducted at the University of Pittsburgh School of… Read more »

UC Berkeley Researchers Develop Unisex, Hormone-Free Birth Control

Posted April 17th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Earlier this month, a group of scientists at a UC-Berkeley based startup called YourChoice Therapeutics announced an exciting new development in a decade-long effort to create a new method of birth control that would offer all the benefits of hormonal contraceptives without their undesirable side effects such as migraines and weight gain. The scientists call… Read more »

Scientists Identify Gene That May Impact Birth Control Effectiveness

Posted March 19th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Since the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA in 1960, hormonal birth control has given millions of women unprecedented control over their reproductive health and family planning decisions. This, in turn, has helped more American women enter the workforce over the past 50 years than ever before. But while hormonal birth control is… Read more »

Chicago Nonprofit Helps Connect Women With Birth Control Providers

Posted February 22nd, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

During her 16-year tenure as a nurse midwife, Kai Tao became acutely aware of the many obstacles that prevent modern women from getting contraceptive access. Busy schedules, financial concerns and a complex healthcare landscape can all conspire to make the prospect of getting birth control seem like more trouble than it’s worth. “You may have… Read more »

Study Finds Long-Term Birth Control Use Spiked After 2016 Election

Posted February 5th, 2019 by south ave & filed under Birth Control.

Despite the fact that the Trump Administration has failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), anxieties stemming from this campaign pledge may have contributed to a significant uptick in the use of long-acting birth control options following the 2016 presidential election, according to a study conducted at Harvard University. This study, which was published… Read more »

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