http://contraception.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-11T14:45:17Z Sat, 11 May 2013 14:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/14/happybday.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptionoptions/p/ThePill.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/L/4/-/-/skippingperiods.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Happy 53rd birthday to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptionoptions/p/ThePill.htm">birth control pill</a>! The pill has been named the most important scientific advance of the 20th century, and 53 years after gaining FDA-approval, the pill is still one of the most popular birth control methods around the world and here in the US. Interestingly, there is no definite date as to when to celebrate the pill's birthday. Yet, when the pill was approved by the FDA in 1960, more than half a million women were already taking it!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/14/happybday.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/14/happybday.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 11:01:52 +0000 2013-05-14T11:01:52Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/11/fda-slammed-again.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/a/Tummino-V-Hamburg.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/G/s/B/-/-/map.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Why am I not surprised that the FDA has found <em>another</em> way to stall the availability of the morning-after pill? Luckily, Judge Edward Korman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the doing his best to hold this agency accountable for their actions. In his <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions/12cv763MemoOrder5102013.pdf">May 10 ruling</a>, Judge Korman denied the Justice Department's motion to stay his order from the <em><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/a/Tummino-V-Hamburg.htm"><strong>Tummino v. Hamburg</strong></a></em> case. The judge ruled that unless the Department of Justice (DOJ) files its appeal by noon on May 13, the FDA will be required to follow Judge Korman's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/a/Tummino-V-Hamburg_2.htm">previous ruling</a> that the morning-after pill be available without any point-of-sale or age restrictions.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/11/fda-slammed-again.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/11/fda-slammed-again.htm Sat, 11 May 2013 14:45:17 +0000 2013-05-11T14:45:17Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/07/how-do-you-make-contraception-decisions.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/talkingaboutbirthcontrol/tp/Ask-A-Doctor.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/C/A/-/-/sex_ed.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Let's face it, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/talkingaboutbirthcontrol/tp/Ask-A-Doctor.htm">talking to your doctor about contraception</a> may seem like an overwhelming task, especially when you are trying to figure out the birth control method that is the best fit with your preferences, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/birthcontroldecisions/bb/convenience.htm">lifestyle</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/birthcontroldecisions/p/costs.htm">finances</a>. What if there was an easier way to have this conversation?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/07/how-do-you-make-contraception-decisions.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/07/how-do-you-make-contraception-decisions.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 12:39:37 +0000 2013-05-07T12:39:37Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/04/cinco-de-mayo-a-celebration-of-freedom-and-liberty.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/f/ECquiz.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/contraception/1/0/v/8/-/-/Cinco_de_Mayo.JPG" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Viva! Cinco de Mayo is a day that celebrates freedom and liberty. These are two ideals which Mexicans and Americans have fought shoulder to shoulder to protect, ever since the 5th of May, 1862. This Mexican festival should remind us how fortunate we are to live in a time where our personal freedoms are protected. This is especially true when it comes to our reproductive choices. Let this celebration stand for our liberty - to have choices over various <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/contraceptionoverview/p/methods.htm">contraceptive methods</a>, so we can choose to prevent unintended pregnancies, and to remind us of the significance that court cases like&#160;<em><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/abortion/a/RoevWade.htm">Roe v. Wade</a></em> and <a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/sourcesandnews/a/Griswold-V-Connecticut.htm"><em>Griswold v. Connecticu</em>t</a> have played in securing women the freedom of choice when it comes to their bodies.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/04/cinco-de-mayo-a-celebration-of-freedom-and-liberty.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/04/cinco-de-mayo-a-celebration-of-freedom-and-liberty.htm Sat, 04 May 2013 16:25:03 +0000 2013-05-04T16:25:03Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/03/mayday.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/talkingaboutbirthcontrol/ht/responses.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/contraception/1/0/6/0/-/-/condomexcuses.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>"Mayday! Mayday!" I hear the distress calls of many women who complain that their men do not want to wear condoms! Well don't worry...help is on the way. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/overthecounterchoices/p/Condom.htm">Condoms</a> are the only <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/contraceptionoverview/g/glossary.htm">birth control method</a> that will protect against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV (and this goes for both men and women).</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/03/mayday.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/03/mayday.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 00:01:54 +0000 2013-05-03T00:01:54Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/01/the-hypocrisy-new-fda-announcement-and-the-morning-after-pill.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/a/Tummino-V-Hamburg.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/t/B/-/-/planb.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Last month, Judge Edward Korman roused many feathers when he issued his 59-page Memorandum Opinion and Order for the <a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/a/Tummino-V-Hamburg.htm"><em><strong>Tummino v. Hamburg</strong></em></a> case. In addition to slamming the FDA on everything from being politically motivated, to engaging in intolerable delays, to acting in an impulsive and unreasonable fashion, the judge ordered the agency to grant a 2001 Citizen Petition by removing all age restrictions on levonorgestrel-containing <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/p/Emergency.htm">emergency contraceptives</a> and allowing true over-the-counter status, eliminating the need for a pharmacist to act as a gatekeeper. Judge Korman's court order did allow a provision that the FDA could decide to grant this status to only one tablet emergency contraceptives (<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/p/PlanB1Step.htm">Plan B One-Step</a>) and not the two tablet generic equivalent to the old <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/p/PlanB.htm">Plan B</a> (<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/emergencycontraception/g/Next_Choice.htm">Next Choice</a>) - though he recommended that the agency adopt the new status for both products.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/01/the-hypocrisy-new-fda-announcement-and-the-morning-after-pill.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/05/01/the-hypocrisy-new-fda-announcement-and-the-morning-after-pill.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 17:44:27 +0000 2013-05-01T17:44:27Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/29/when-does-pregnancy-officially-start.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/howyoubecomepregnant/g/Implantation.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/l/-/-/-/Am_I_Pregnant.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>There is great debate in the political world as well as between the pro-life and pro-choice camps about when life begins. So that begs the question... when is a woman <em>ACTUALLY</em> considered to be pregnant?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/29/when-does-pregnancy-officially-start.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/29/when-does-pregnancy-officially-start.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:04 +0000 2013-04-29T10:00:04Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/25/my-body.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/contraceptionglossaryef/g/Ethinyl-Estradiol-Synthetic-Estrogen.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/u/9/-/-/hormone_options.JPG" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Are you using a combination <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/hormonalcontraception/f/introduction.htm">hormonal contraceptive</a>? Before you pop your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptionoptions/p/Combination.htm">pill</a> in your mouth each day, insert your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptionoptions/p/NuvaRing.htm">NuvaRing</a> every month or change your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/prescriptionoptions/p/orthoevrapatch.htm">patch</a> each week, have you ever stopped to think how these methods work? All of these methods of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/contraceptionoverview/g/glossary.htm">contraception</a> are super effective because they contain a synthetic estrogen.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/25/my-body.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/25/my-body.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:37:55 +0000 2013-04-25T13:37:55Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/19/how-green-is-your-birth-control.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/iud/p/IUD.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/6/B/-/-/green_bc.JPG" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Earth Day is on April 22... and in today's world of "going green," women are starting to look into more eco-friendly birth control methods. In addition to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/abstinence/g/Abstinence.htm">abstinence</a> and&#160;<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/naturalmethods/g/NFP.htm">natural family planning</a>, some women are choosing <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/extendedcyclepills/f/Continuous-Cycle-Pills.htm">extended cycle pills</a> as part of a "greener" lifestyle (less waste due to monthly period products). The environmentally-conscious woman can also decide to use<br /> an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/od/iud/p/IUD.htm">IUD</a> or birth control implants. Both are completely reversible and are among the most effective of all contraceptives.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/19/how-green-is-your-birth-control.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/19/how-green-is-your-birth-control.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:55:52 +0000 2013-04-19T10:55:52Z http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/16/birth-control-stressing-you-out.htm <p><a href="http://contraception.about.com/od/contraceptionfailure/tp/mainreason.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/contraception/1/0/r/B/-/-/stressaware.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" align="left" /></a></p> <p>Did you know that April 16th is officially Stress Awareness Day? Even though our stress may stem from different places, it can have a great affect on our health. I encourage each of you to take some time out of your day today to examine the stress in your life, what toll it may be taking on your health and what you can do to alleviate it.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/16/birth-control-stressing-you-out.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://contraception.about.com/b/2013/04/16/birth-control-stressing-you-out.htm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:29:51 +0000 2013-04-16T10:29:51Z