Contraception

January 24, 2022

Agile Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced a new alliance with Afaxys Pharma, LLC to promote levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol (Twirla®) transdermal system.

January 14, 2022

Pooled estimates for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea were also null, but LARC users were significantly more likely to contract trichomoniasis infection compared to oral contraceptive users.

January 14, 2022

Half of prisons and over 80% of jails in the United States allowed postpartum permanent contraception, according to a study in the journal Contraception.

January 13, 2022

The findings support previous research demonstrating that increased access to emergency contraception does not compromise use of other more effective methods or lead to an increase in reported levels of unprotected sexual intercourse, according to Hawkins.

January 12, 2022

Often based on racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and age-based assumptions

December 14, 2021

A new study found that reproductive history indicators were not directly linked to cognitive measures of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in midlife women.

December 08, 2021

Patients in California were able to receive a contraceptive prescription during a visit with a pharmacist.

December 02, 2021

Professionals who provide contraception counseling need sufficient training and resources to offer comprehensive information about adverse reactions of intrauterine contraception, according to 2 web-based discussion boards about sexual and reproductive health.

November 19, 2021

A recent cohort study found an increase in unplanned pregnancies during the pandemic, as well as decreased access to contraception during this time.

November 18, 2021

For the analysis as a whole, “The more localized the copper on an IUD frame and the ability of the frame to conform to the uterine cavity, the more favorable were outcomes at one year,” wrote the authors.