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Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – In election results that showed protecting women's reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states and failed in...
Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since March 2023,...
Biden Proposes That Insurers Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 – Health insurers would be required to cover the cost of over-the-counter birth control and emergency contraception under new rules proposed by the White House on Monday....
Some IUDs May Raise The Odds for Breast Cancer, But Overall Risk Remains Low
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control method, but that risk remains low, new research...
Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don't Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – More than a third of women don’t know they are pregnant in time to meet the six-week abortion ban active in four U.S. states, a new study finds. About 37% of women who got a...
Good Sex and Self Esteem Often Go Together, Study Finds
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2024 – There's a strong link between self-esteem and good times between the sheets, a new study suggests. Folks ranking high in self-esteem also tended to rate their sex lives as...
Paternal Antiseizure Rx Use at Conception Does Not Pose Risk to Offspring
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – Limited data indicate that paternal exposure to antiseizure medications (ASMs) at conception is unlikely to pose any major risk for adverse outcomes for offspring, according...
Discrepancies Seen Between Young People's Preferred, Actual Sources of Contraceptive Info
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 – There are discrepancies between preferred and actual sources of contraceptive information for U.S. adolescents and young adults (AYA), according to a research letter...
Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Florida’s six-week abortion ban caused the state’s abortion rate to drop dramatically, new research shows. Abortions in Florida dropped to an estimated 5,630 in May and 5,2...
More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected...
States With Strictest Abortion Laws Offer Least Family Support: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – States with the most severe abortion restrictions are the least likely to offer support to struggling families, a new study has found. Anti-abortion states tend to have...
Ketamine Can Fight Depression, But Pregnant Women Face Risks
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – Ketamine is becoming a popular depression drug, but doctors aren’t keeping in mind the danger it can pose to a pregnancy, a new study warns. Ketamine can be very harmful to ...
Pregnancy After Tubal Sterilization Not Uncommon
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – Rates of pregnancy after tubal sterilization are nontrivial, according to a study published in the September issue of NEJM Evidence. Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., from the ...
Pregnancy After 'Tubes Tied' Sterilization Is More Common Than Thought
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 – Women are becoming pregnant after having their tubes tied, even though the procedure is considered a “permanent” form of birth control, a new study warns. Between 3% and 5% ...
2022 to 2023 Saw Decline in the Number, Rate of Births in United States
TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 – From 2022 to 2023, there was a decrease in the number and rate of births in the United States, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health...
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