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U.S. Abortion Numbers Dipped Slightly in 2022
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2024 – The rate and number of abortions among U.S. women took a slight dip in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Big Post-Election Surge Seen in Online Sales of Morning-After Pills
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared. The spike in purchases of...
Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – In election results that showed protecting women's reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in...
Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since March 2023,...
Biden Proposes That Insurers Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Health insurers would be required to cover the cost of over-the-counter birth control and emergency contraception under new rules proposed by the White House on Monday....
Some IUDs May Raise The Odds for Breast Cancer, But Overall Risk Remains Low
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control method, but that risk remains low, new research...
Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don't Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds. About 37% of women who got a...
Good Sex and Self Esteem Often Go Together, Study Finds
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – There's a strong link between self-esteem and good times between the sheets, a new study suggests. Folks ranking high in self-esteem also tended to rate their sex lives as...
Paternal Antiseizure Rx Use at Conception Does Not Pose Risk to Offspring
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Limited data indicate that paternal exposure to antiseizure medications (ASMs) at conception is unlikely to pose any major risk for adverse outcomes for offspring, according...
Discrepancies Seen Between Young People's Preferred, Actual Sources of Contraceptive Info
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – There are discrepancies between preferred and actual sources of contraceptive information for U.S. adolescents and young adults (AYA), according to a research letter...
FDA Approves Femlyv (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol) Orally Disintegrating Birth Control Pill
On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Femlyv (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol), the first orally disintegrating tablet approved for the prevention of...
Hormonal Meds for Birth Control, Menopause Linked to Brain Tumors
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – The contraceptive injection Depo-Provera and two drugs used for menopause relief could be linked to a heightened risk for brain tumors in some women, a new study warns....
FDA Medwatch Alert: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of 2 Lots of Tydemy Due to Out of Specification (OOS) Results at the 12-month Stability Time Point
Baltimore, Maryland, July 28, 2023: Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Lupin) is voluntarily recalling two (2) lots of Tydemy (Drospirenone, Ethinyl Estradiol and Levomefolate Calcium Tablets...
FDA Approves Opill (norgestrel) OTC Daily Oral Contraceptive
DUBLIN, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO), a leading provider of Consumer Self-Care Products, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ...
FDA Approves Medicines360’s Liletta (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) 52 mg to Prevent Pregnancy for up to Eight Years
SAN FRANCISCO – Nov. 14, 2022 – Medicines360, a global nonprofit organization with a mission to expand women’s access to quality medicines, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
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