

Preventing Pregnancy - Contraceptive Choices - Birth Control ...
Discover your contraceptive options and learn how to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Covers oral contraceptives, IUDs, condoms, Depo-Provera, the sponge, and other ...
Birth Control Options -- FamilyDoctor.org
The birth control pill is an oral contraceptive, meaning you take it by mouth. For the pill to work, you have to take it every day. Most women who take the pill have a period every ...
Hormonal Contraceptive Options for Women With Headache: A Review ...
Migraine affects as many as 37% of reproductive-age women in the United States. Hormonal contraception is the most frequently used form of birth control during the reproductive ...
Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of H.I.V.
The most popular contraceptive for women in eastern and southern Africa, a hormone shot given every three months, appears to double the risk the women will become ...
Facts on Contraceptive Use in the United States
? Of the 2.9 million teenage women who use contraceptives, 54%?more than 1.5 million women?rely on the pill.[2] TRENDS IN CONTRACEPTIVE USE
Injectable contraceptives for women
Postgraduate Training Course in Reproductive Health/Chronic Disease. Injectable Contraceptives for Women. Adapted from: d'Arcangues C, Snow R. Injectable contraceptives.
Birth control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the same century Sun Ssu-mo documented the "thousand of gold contraceptive prescription" for women who no longer want to bear children. This prescription, which was supposed to ...
Choosing a contraceptive method
About 1.1 million women (and 162,000 men) attended family planning clinics. Substantially larger numbers of people got contraceptive help from general practitioners.
Insurance Coverage for Contraception Is Required
WASHINGTON ? The Obama administration issued new standards on Monday that require health insurance plans to cover all government-approved contraceptives for women ...
Women Using Contraceptives at Increased Risk for HIV Infection
A study of nearly 4,000 couples in sub-Saharan Africa found rates of HIV transmission doubled for women who were using birth control Women using certain contraceptives may be ...
Does Contraception Really Pay For Itself?
The Obama administration claims health insurance companies won't have a problem providing free contraceptive coverage for women who work at religious groups because it is much cheaper for the industry when pregnancies are planned.
Local Lawmakers and Religious Leader's Take on Contraceptive Debate
Rhinelander - The contraceptive rule in President Barack Obama's health care reform law has sparked an on-going debate between politicians, religious leaders, and women's rights groups.
Catholics Split Over Obama Contraceptive Order
Catholics are swing voters, and polls show a narrow majority think women employed by Catholic hospitals and universities should have access to contraceptive coverage through their health plans. But the GOP presidential hopefuls are framing the issue as a question of religious freedom.
Fight Over Contraceptive Coverage Heats Up In Court
Belmont Abbey College alleges that rules requiring no-cost contraceptive coverage for women violate its Catholic mission. The administration has countered that the college's health plan isn't affected by the health law anyway.
Contraceptive coverage would benefit Oklahoma
If anybody needs expanded contraceptive coverage, it's the women of Oklahoma.
GOP launches war on birth control
The Republican Party has launched an all-out war on birth control. But while GOP leaders are attempting to portray it as a fight for religious freedom, it is actually women's rights that are on the line.
Faith, politics and women
OUR OPINION: Contraceptive services are a health issue
Republicans alienating much of human population
If I could have one wish right now, it would be to transmit Bruce Murray?s letter ?Contraceptive compromise changes nothing? to the 98 percent of American women who use or have used some form of contraception.
Santorum backer apologizes for contraception remark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum's main financial backer apologized on Friday for a comment about how women should use contraception, the latest spark in a debate over birth control in the presidential campaign. Foster Friess, who has given over $380,000 to the pro-Santorum Super PACs, said on television this week that people were focused too much on sex instead of other political ...
Amendment for birth control foes
CONCORD ? House Speaker William O?Brien, R-Mont Vernon, has gotten behind a controversial amendment to permit employers for religious reasons to turn down a health insurance rider for contraceptive coverage. Rep. Andrew Manuse, R-Derry, offered the amendment that he admits needs to be rewritten so it applies to employers such as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester that objects to the 13 ...