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Nearly 65,000 Pregnancies From Rape Have Happened in States With Abortion Bans: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDayNews) – In the 14 states with abortion bans, there have been nearly 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape during the time since those bans went into place, a new...
Infant Deaths Higher in States Where Abortion is Banned: Report
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Abortion bans are intended to preserve the lives of children, proponents say, but a new study has found infants are more likely to die in the states with the most...
Psychological, Biological Responses to Social Stressors ID'd in Hormonal Contraceptive Users
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Hormonal contraceptive (HC) use affects women's glucocorticoid, inflammatory, and psychological responses to psychosocial stress, which may contribute to observed...
Many Women Have Marginal, Low Vitamin Levels Preconception
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Many women appear to have marginal or low concentrations of folate, riboflavin, vitamin B12, or vitamin D during preconception, according to a study published online Dec. 5...
'Substantial Demand' for Abortion Pills Ordered in Advance, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – A U.S. online provider of the mifepristone/misoprostol abortion pill combo saw a ten-fold jump in orders when the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade was first leaked in...
'Morning After' Pill Sales Surge on Day After New Years' Eve
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 — Even Valentine's Day apparently doesn't trump the start of a brand new year when it comes to getting frisky. Sales of the morning-after pill surged across the U.S. after New ...
CDC: Contraception Used by Almost All Sexually Experienced Women
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – Almost all sexually experienced women of reproductive age have ever used contraception, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the National Health Statistics ...
1 in 3 Men Open to Having More Than One Partner. Women, Not So Much
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – Being in a marriage or long-term relationship typically includes promises of monogamy, but new research shows a surprising number of folks, mostly men, are open to the idea...
CDC Presents Estimates of Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use for Teens
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – In 2015 to 2019, 40.5 and 38.7 percent of never-married female and male teenagers had ever had vaginal intercourse with an opposite-sex partner, according to a study...
Oral Contraceptive Users Have Lower Prevalence of Depression
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Women using the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) have reduced prevalence of major depression, according to a study scheduled to be published in the Jan. 1, 2024, issue of the...
Clot Risk High With Oral Contraceptives for Those at Genetic Risk
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with an increased risk for developing a venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly among women with a high genetic predisposition,...
Does Social Media Raise Teens' Odds for Drug Use, Risky Sex?
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Teens glued to Instagram, TikTok and other social media are more likely to drink, take drugs, smoke and engage in risky sexual behaviors, a new review warns. For example,...
CDC: 2020 to 2021 Saw Rise in Total Number, Rate, Ratio of Abortions
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – From 2020 to 2021, there were increases in the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions, according to research published in the Nov. 24 issue of the U.S....
Birth Rates Have Risen in States With Abortion Bans
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – New data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. States with bans had an...
Estrogen-Linked Thrombotic Biomarkers Drop After Cessation of Combo Pill
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 – Cessation of combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) is associated with a rapid decline in estrogen-related thrombotic biomarkers, according to a study published online Nov....
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