OBGYN || Contraception

Liletta intrauterine system shows high 3-year safety, efficacy

Posted on: 08/05/2015 - 16:26

The newly approved 52-mg levonorgestrel intrauterine contraceptive (LNG20) system demonstrated safety and efficacy for 3 years for a range of women, r... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

LARC best for reducing teen pregnancies in United States

Posted on: 05/12/2014 - 19:00

Long-acting reversible contraception can lead to significantly decreased rates of pregnancy, abortion, and births among teenagers in the United States, according to a web presentation given by the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Study: Patient costs for contraceptives sharply decreasing

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 19:51

The number of privately insured women who paid no out-of-pocket costs for oral contraceptive pills rose from 15% in 2012 to 67% in 2014, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Estrogen-containing OCs cloud measurement of ovarian reserve

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:15

MUNICH – Oral contraceptives do more than prevent unwanted pregnancy. They also make it hard to gauge a woman’s ovarian reserve, based on data from 833 women aged 19-46 years seen at a single Danish...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

HHS loosens contraception rules for employers who object

Posted on: 22/08/2014 - 23:00

Federal health officials are once again tweaking the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate, making it easier for employers to opt out of paying for birth control, while still providing a way...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

Combined hormonal contraception raises the risk for venous thromboembolism fivefold overall, with certain formulations increasing that risk even further and with thrombophilic genotypes raising it...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:05

Women who recently used oral contraceptives had a 50% greater chance of developing breast cancer than that of women who formerly used or never used oral contraceptives, according to a case-control...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:05

Women who recently used oral contraceptives had a 50% greater chance of developing breast cancer than that of women who formerly used or never used oral contraceptives, according to a case-control...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Contraception 2014: What you need to know

Posted on: 29/04/2014 - 20:05

CHICAGO – From advances in long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) to emergency contraception, Dr. Eve Espey and Dr. Tony Ogburn of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, give you a quick...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Uterine perforation rare with levonorgestrel and copper IUDs

Posted on: 29/04/2014 - 17:45

CHICAGO – Uterine perforation rates are low for both the levonorgestrel intrauterine device and copper devices, and do not differ significantly between the two, according to the multinational...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Liletta intrauterine system shows high 3-year safety, efficacy

LARC best for reducing teen pregnancies in United States

Study: Patient costs for contraceptives sharply decreasing

Estrogen-containing OCs cloud measurement of ovarian reserve

HHS loosens contraception rules for employers who object

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

VIDEO: Contraception 2014: What you need to know

Uterine perforation rare with levonorgestrel and copper IUDs

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