Birth Control
« Previous EntriesHormonal Contraceptives May Not Be Effective In Overweight Or Obese Women.
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Medscape (7/14, Barclay) reported, “Hormonal contraceptives may not be effective for contraception in overweight or obese women,” according to a review published online July 7 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. After performing a literature review encompassing “11 trials enrolling a total of 39,531 women,” researchers found that “pregnancy risk for overweight or obese […]
Birth control pills may treat menstruation-related disorders, reduce risk of some cancers.
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009HealthDay (12/22, Preidt) reported that hormonal contraceptives, “along with preventing pregnancy,” may “treat menstruation-related disorders, such as severe menstrual pain and heavy menstrual bleeding, according to a new Practice Bulletin issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists” and appearing in the Jan. issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In addition, “combined contraceptives containing both […]
Oral contraceptives may reduce fluctuating hormone levels’ affect on airway inflammation.
Monday, November 16th, 2009HealthDay (11/13, Gordon) reported, “Women with asthma may notice that their asthma symptoms get worse at certain times of the month.” Now, a paper appearing in Chest “confirms that fluctuating female hormone levels appear to affect airway inflammation, but oral contraceptives might help ease those changes.” Specifically, Canadian researchers found that “in women who were […]
Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Source: Health Day News
Could birth control pills be taking human evolution in a whole new, and possibly detrimental, direction?
A review of past research finds that, by altering hormonal cycles, the pill might affect choice of mates among members of both genders in a way that could hinder successful reproduction in the future.
“The use of the […]
Eight Percent of Women Using Birth Control Less to Save Money
Monday, September 28th, 2009We’ve read the trend pieces about couples postponing procreation because of that mighty inconvenience known as the global financial collapse. Now, dependable data has arrived: The Guttmacher Institute just published a report detailing the impact of the recession on family planning and, sure enough, economic instability does not inspire baby lust.
This summer, researchers surveyed 947 […]
