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Big Post-Election Surge Seen in Online Sales of Morning-After Pills

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, retailers report that online sales of emergency contraceptives have soared. The spike in purchases of...

Breast Cancer Risk Elevated With Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System Use

FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Women using levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) have an increased risk for breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of...

Many Doctors Underestimate the Pain of IUD Insertion for Women. The CDC Wants to Change That

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 – Plenty of women know that having an IUD inserted in their uterus can be an excruciating experience, but new government guidance issued Thursday may soon make the experience...

FDA Approves Extension of Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) Intrauterine Device (IUD) for up to Eight Years of Pregnancy Prevention

WHIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bayer, a leader in women's healthcare, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) that...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Voluntary Recall of Certain Family Dollar Over-the-Counter Products

July 21, 2022 – Family Dollar is initiating a voluntary retail level product recall of certain products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were stored and inadvertently...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Oral Contraceptives: Recall - Packaging Error

includes Cyclafem 7/7/7, Cyclafem 1/35, Emoquette, Gildess FE 1.5/30, Gildess FE 1/20, Orsythia, Previfem, Tri-Previfem ISSUE: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals issued a nationwide, retail-level recall of...

FDA Approves Additional Use for IUD Mirena to Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in IUD Users

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 1, 2009--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mirena (levonorgestrel intrauterine system) to treat heavy menstrual bleeding in women who use intrauterine...

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