Fertility: Go forth and multiply a lot less Oct 31, 2009
The policy (which is one of population control, not birth control) has had dreadful costs, including widespread female infanticide, a lopsided sex ratio and horrors such as mass sterilisation and forced abortions. But in its own terms, it has worked 20m people enter the workforce each year, instead of 40m and, to the extent that China is polluting less than it would have done, it has benefited the rest of the world. (The Economist)
Kenya: Population - We Must Go Back to the Basics [editorial] Oct 31, 2009
However, the gains on birth control are being reversed. This week, Planning minister Wycliffe Oparanya drew the country's attention to the fact that it is losing the plot. (allAfrica.com)
Guinea Bissau: Planning Families, Saving Lives Oct 30, 2009
At San Domingos government hospital 90km north of the capital Bissau, health staff distribute the birth control pill, condoms and contraceptive implants, said hospital director Inghala Na Uaie. UNFPA helps fund the provision of free contraception nationwide, trains health workers on family planning and reproductive health and advises the Health Ministry. (allAfrica.com)
Too Small to Lead Oct 30, 2009
While McDonnell has talked of jobs and roads, Deeds has spent millions on ads warning of the Talibanization of Virginia by Mullah McDonnell, who was accused of opposing birth control, women in the workplace and breast cancer screening. The charges did not stick. (Townhall.com)
Migraine With Aura Doubles Risk Of Stroke Oct 30, 2009
In light of these findings, the authors recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should be strongly advised to stop smoking, and methods of birth control other than estrogen containing contraceptives should be considered. They also call for additional research to investigate the association between migraine and cardiovascular disease in more detail. (Science Daily)
Is Planned Parenthood killing your business? Oct 29, 2009
They receive hundreds of millions of tax dollars every year to promote childlessness through condoms, birth control and human pesticides that decrease our population. Death, sterility and a barren womb are products of Planned Parenthood. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
'Aura' Migraines Double Stroke Risk Oct 29, 2009
The researchers recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should stop smoking and use estrogen-free birth control methods. "Clinicians need to identify young women with migraine, particularly those who are seeking estrogen-containing hormonal contraception," concurred Elizabeth Loder of Harvard Medical School in a commentary, also in the British Medical Journal. (Newsmax)
Essure for Female Sterilization Oct 28, 2009
Women who want permanent birth control have a safer, easier alternative to traditional methods for tubal ligation, commonly called having the 'tubes tied ... Drawbacks of Essure Permanent Birth Control ... To manage birth control in the interim, patients must rely on their regular birth control method. (Suite101.com)
Today's Mailbag Oct 28, 2009
The 1976 resolutions told the bishops to reconsider some matters of church teaching and discipline, such as married clergy, the ordination of women, local participation in selecting bishops, sacraments for divorced/remarried Catholics, and birth control ... Personally, I find the Churchs moral pronouncements of birth control as unnatural and abortion as murder ludicrous. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Increasing tribe of marketers using 'sex' in ads Oct 28, 2009
Take for instance the brand Unwanted 72 a birth control pill to be taken post-intercourse to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The brand depicts two young girls in which one of the girls is worried about her previous night's activities and the other one tells her not to worry and just use Unwanted 72. (India Times)
'Aura' migraines a stroke risk Oct 28, 2009
" Sex hormonesThe authors recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should be strongly advised to stop smoking and methods of birth control other than oestrogen containing contraceptives should be considered. They say recent animal studies have shown that high levels of oestrogen can produce auras in animals, so it could be the sex hormones affecting the vascular system, but more research is needed. The British Heart Foundation recommended the women concerned reduce their risks as... (BBC News -- Health)
China parents lynch book salesman Oct 27, 2009
The problem is exacerbated by strict birth control policies, which limit many couples to only one child. There have been several high profile cases of abducted children being rescued from mines and brick kilns - prompting a Chinese government campaign against slavery. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Doctors Baffled by Depo-Provera WithdrawalSome women report "nightmare" symptoms when stopping birth control injections. Oct 27, 2009
Depo-Provera Birth Control Injections Cause Withdrawal Symptoms - ABC News ... Birth Control Injections Have Long Safety Record, But No Tests on So-Called Withdrawal Symptoms ... For 15 years, Kae Guardi loved her , taking injections of the synthetic birth control hormone once every three months and never having to worry about menstruating. (ABC News)
My opposition to health curriculum frameworks Oct 27, 2009
Over half of all high school pregnancies are due to birth control failure. The National Institute for Health is unable to prove that condoms reduce the risk of herpes, HPV, Chlamydia and syphilis. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Virginia Gov. Candidate Excites Young GOPers Oct 26, 2009
Deeds, in hopes of driving out voters, particularly in the liberal leading Northern Virginia suburbs, has tried to use the thesis to cast McDonnell as a social extremist who opposes abortion, birth control and women in the workplace. But, other than a short term gain in the polls, the message does not seem to be resonating. (Human Events Online)
Stop nation-building, just save our way of life Oct 26, 2009
Abortions replaced birth control. Industrial and technical machinery became obsolete. (Townhall.com)
Solution for dropouts Oct 25, 2009
To that end, kids need better sex ed in schools, access to birth control, and reasons to delay sex and pregnancy. It would be handy if more parents stepped in. (Boston Globe)
Conscience clauses not just about abortion anymore Oct 25, 2009
Should doctors be allowed to deny a birth control prescription for moral, not medical, reasons. By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service WASHINGTON Faced with a request to give an unmarried female patient a prescription for birth control pills, Dr. Michele Phillips looked to her conscience for the answer. (USA Today -- News)
Abortion Divides House Dems on Health Bill Oct 24, 2009
My answer is No on paying for abortions, Yes on Birth control and No on Viagra ... I support birth control coverage because it is a money saver. (CBS News -- Politics)
St. John striving to bridge cultural divides Oct 24, 2009
loudly wrote on Oct 23, 2009 10:29 AM:" I have a question...Is this one of those "unforeseen" costs that St. Johns passes on to paying insurance holders? I have absolutely no problem insuring kids (they have no choice in whether their parents can support them or not). What I have a problem with is that people who can't afford to have children continue to do so and therefore become a burden on the rest of the community. I am assuming most of the comments on this story have come from people who... (Longview Daily News, WA)
News Stories Oct 24, 2009
Birth Control Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Women's Health Office Funds Cut Oct 23, 2009
It also produces heavily requested health information about menopause, pregnancy, birth control, osteoporosis and other topics. The administration had requested -- and Congress had budgeted -- $4 million for the office in fiscal 2007, just as they have for several years running. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Many of the mustangs are herded by helicopter to be culled for auction. (Photo by Sara Loven) Oct 23, 2009
Of those 97 animals returned to the range, 34 mares were treated with birth control to keep herd growth in check. About 100 horses are out there in the peaks, she added. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
These Sex Excuses Don't Fly Oct 23, 2009
You don t have a condom and you forgot to take your birth control pill. It s that time of the month and you don t want to deal with the mess. (Fox News)
Birth Control as a Method of Family... Oct 23, 2009
Birth Control as a Method of Family Planning. Birth Control as a Method of Family Planning ... An overview of the practice of family planning through birth control, or contraception. (Suite101.com)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Oct 23, 2009
Even the bill's definition of pregnancy -- beginning at the moment of fertilization, rather than at implantation in the uterus -- is problematic to some abortion rights groups, since it would legislatively establish that some forms of birth control induce abortion by blocking implantation after fertilization. Backers of the bill have framed it as a common-sense extension of existing state laws that mandate that patients receive information about abortion procedures before giving their consent. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
What Is Your Experience Going Off Depo-Provera? Oct 23, 2009
Do you use Depo-Provera for birth control ... Have you used Depo-Provera for birth control for two years or more ... A nurse prepares a Depo-Provera injection, a hormone that has been safely used for women's birth control for more than 30 years. (ABC News)
A tale of how it turned out right Oct 22, 2009
Great Transition much too conservative: mite work w/addition of mandatory birth control, measures to limit res ligio, & compulsory greening of global ecosystem. w/o these, rely on prayer. (BBC News -- Science)
40 comment(s) Oct 22, 2009
And does anyone know of anyone that uses abortion as a form of birth control. does it happen. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Another test of willpower Oct 21, 2009
She made sure she was on birth control - a contraceptive patch called Ortho Evra ... showing that the patch delivers far more estrogen than birth control pills, and that higher estrogen levels can double a woman s risk for blood clots like the one that killed Adrianna ... ORTHO EVRA provides a needed birth control option for women and physicians, said Amy Firsching. (Boston Globe)
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com - Plaintiffs Lawyers Target Bayer Over Popular Birth Control Pill ... Plaintiffs Lawyers Target Bayer Over Popular Birth Control Pill ... Plaintiffs Lawyers Target Bayer Over Popular Birth Control Pill. (Law.com)
Plaintiffs Lawyers Target Bayer Over Popular Birth Control Pill Oct 20, 2009
woman and her husband sued drugmaker Bayer in federal court in San Francisco on Monday, saying she suffered a debilitating stroke after taking the company's for a month. Her lawyer, Michael Danko, says he and co-counsel firm Girard Gibbs filed a similar suit last week and are preparing to file more. (Law.com)
Dishonesty for Deeds Oct 19, 2009
Based on his 14-year record as a lawmaker -- a record dominated by his focus on incendiary wedge issues -- we worry that Mr. McDonnell's Virginia would be one where abortion rights would be curtailed; where homosexuals would be treated as second-class citizens; where information about birth control would be hidden; and where the line between church and state could get awfully porous. That is a prescription for yesterday's Virginia, not tomorrow's. (Human Events Online)
Fed Up with Glenn Beck Oct 18, 2009
He has written numerous articles and books on eugenics and forced birth control. As for your third example ,that one came out of Obama's own mouth. (New Iberia, LA)
Another sign of difficult economic times: People are putting off having babies Oct 18, 2009
The Guttmacher survey found that many women were more careful about birth control, but some reported that they were less able to afford birth control ... In the last year, they've seen a 20 percent increase in the number of patients seeking birth control. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Our Viewpoint-Albo Versus Werkheiser: Replaying the 2005 Election for the 42nd District Oct 18, 2009
Newspaper online, Chronicle Newspapers, The Chronicle, The Fairfax Chronicle, The South County Chronicle, The North County Chronicle, Virginia, Lorton, Mason Neck, Fairfax Station, South Springfield, Clifton, Newington. An Independent Newspaper. (South County Chronicle, VA)
September set aside for gynecologic cancer education Oct 17, 2009
Birth control can significantly reduce the risk of some reproductive cancers, but it can increase the risk of others, including breast cancer. Depending on the type of cancer, treatment varies from from surgery to radiation to chemotherapy. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Sex and the Eco-City Oct 16, 2009
Another big enviro-sex trend: birth control that's au naturel. Like all good Catholics, my husband and I had to attend church-run marriage prep before we tied the knot last year. (Time.com)
Bishops may pull health care support over abortion, immigrants Oct 16, 2009
Catholic officials are also concerned about failed attempts to insert language that would protect the consciences of medical providers who object to procedures like abortion, birth control, or fertility treatments. "It is essential that the legislation clearly apply ... longstanding and widely supported federal restrictions on abortion funding and mandates, and protections for rights of conscience," the bishops said in an Oct. 8 letter to Congress. (USA Today -- News)
Dick Gamble; soap heir championed reproductive choice Oct 16, 2009
More important for Mr. Gamble s life work, though, his father had worked with birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger to make contraceptives legal and available. I knew about birth control before I knew about sex, Mr. Gamble told the Globe in 1995, probably punctuating that observation with the chuckle he used to put people at ease, from wealthy donors at Nantucket fund-raisers to the poorest of women in Third World countries. (Boston Globe)
Sexually Transmitted Injection Oct 16, 2009
In other words, boys don't have to get vaccinated for the same reason they don't have to wash dishes, do laundry, buy birth control, or think about other people in general: Girls will do it for them ... But in that case, perhaps we should ask why the partner who takes care of the birth control should get the vaccination, too. (Slate)
A is for abortion Oct 15, 2009
And it even asks for the length of the pregnancy and whether the women were using birth control when they conceived. The surveys would all be sent to the Oklahoma health department, where state employees would aggregate the data into a searchable, sortable database and make it available to "researchers" online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Death Threats, Hate Mail for 'Abortion Addict' Oct 15, 2009
In her book Vilar said she "unconsciously" forgot to take birth control as an act of rebellion while married to her "controlling" husband, Syracuse University literature professor Pedro Cuperman, who didn't want children. "Getting pregnant brought a strange feeling: I could bring it on with nobody's permission and I could interrupt it with nobody's permission," explained Vilar recently in a personal essay on Huffington Post. (ABC News)
Sorry, McDonnell, your thesis is telling Oct 15, 2009
Several bills that he supported or sponsored in 1997, 2002, 2003, and 2004 indicate that he favors allowing drug companies to exclude an option for contraceptives in their prescription-drug plan; would allow doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to refuse to provide birth control; and would define contraception as abortion. Because past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior, Bob McDonnell is not the governor I want controlling the Health Department. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Dow crosses 10,000; on the right, crickets chirp Oct 15, 2009
Family planning is often a very dishonest semantic concerning abortion clinics and often the use of this barbaric practice for the use of birth control. Jeffery Dahmer would (if he was still alive) consider laws passed against cannibalism as an infringement of his own freedom and that might be true if it werent for the fact that another human would need to die in order to fulfill his wish of freedom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Woodside caters to equestrians Oct 14, 2009
The list includes Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corp.; Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel and Symantec; Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc. and Pixar; Shirley Temple Black, former child star and U.S. ambassador; Dr. Carl Djerassi, novelist and co-creator of the birth control pill; folk singer Joan Baez; actress Michele Pfeiffer and her husband, producer David E. Kelley. Koko, the gorilla who learned to communicate through American Sign Language, also resides in Woodside. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Parker: To get their party restarted, GOP should pass the mike to women Oct 14, 2009
Fiorina caused a slight ripple in the Republican zeitgeist during McCain's campaign when she criticized insurance companies for covering Viagra and not birth control. Meanwhile, another Meg (McCain) and Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, have emerged as strong voices in a party with too few sopranos. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Bans 'do not cut abortion rate' Oct 14, 2009
In much of eastern Europe, where abortion was treated as a form of birth control, abortion rates have dropped by 50% in the past decade as contraceptives have become more widely available ... But there were still significant unmet contraception needs, and a lack of interest among pharmaceutical companies in developing new forms of birth control that provide top protection on demand, the institute said. (BBC News -- Health)
'Abortion addict' who had 15 terminations in 17 years... Oct 14, 2009
However, pro-choice campaigners said Mrs Vilar's book raises uncomfortable questions about abortion as a form of birth control ... In response, Mrs Vilar said she rebelled by 'forgetting' to take her birth control pills ... Abortion should not be use as some form of birth control. (The Drudge Report)
SCI acts as local field in global breast cancer battle Oct 13, 2009
Researchers are continuously finding causes of breast cancer that conflict with women s everyday habits such as physical activity and birth control usage. I feel it is extremely important to promote awareness and make money for the cure because this type of cancer is becoming more common, Sacks said. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
YOUR HEALTH: A 'long-term struggle to sell vasectomy' Oct 11, 2009
Among women ages 15 to 44 using any birth control method, those who reported a partner's vasectomy:1982: 10% 1995: 15% 2002: 13 ... That's despite the fact that the quick operation, which involves snipping tiny internal tubes that transport sperm, is an almost-infallible form of birth control ... In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found half of women using birth control at ages 40 to 44 had had sterilization surgery, but fewer than 20% of their male partners had. (USA Today)
Climate change is making us sick Oct 9, 2009
However, while our governments are encouraging population growth, we can't expect developing nations to exercise birth control. Vivienne | Melbourne Victoria - October 08, 2009, 4:31PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Catholic Bishops Demand Changes to Health Care Bill... Oct 9, 2009
Many women use abortion as birth control and this practice cannot be stopped if public funding for abortions is increased, promoted, or readily available. Posted by: Linda | Oct 8, 2009 6:27:25 PM. (The Drudge Report)
McDonnell Running Strong Oct 9, 2009
When you go around the state, are you asked at all about your supposed opposition to birth control for married couples ... But the representations about banning birth control for married couples is ridiculous. (Human Events Online)
Birth control pill could put women off macho men? Oct 9, 2009
Birth control pill could put women off macho men ... Birth control pill could put women off macho men ... The birth control pill could also throw a spanner in the works of the laws of natural attraction as it prevents women giving off monthly fertility signals believed to be subtly alluring to men. (People's Daily Online, China)
Skepticism About Pill Scare Stories Oct 9, 2009
It's really too bad that this study doesn't seem to amount to much, because part of me enjoyed imagining the anti-choice right getting befuddled because the hated birth control pill might incline women towards monogamy. Of course, knowing right-wing pundits, they'd probably bend this to argue that the pill encourages men to be effeminate. (Slate)
Birth control pill could put women off macho men? Oct 9, 2009
Birth control pill could put women off macho men ... Birth control pill could put women off macho men. (Yahoo News)
Tufts University institutes dorm sex rule in Somerville Oct 9, 2009
We provide information and access to a variety of birth control methods, and talk with students about their options, she said. One of several liberal campuses in the area, students at Tufts take sex seriously, rules or no rules. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Orosi mom testifies baby's death upset her Oct 9, 2009
She never thought about birth control because she often was high on drugs, she said. Her father was so angry when he learned of his favorite daughter's pregnancy that he attacked her and tried to kick her out of the house, and hardly spoke to her after that, said her older sister, Bettina Ortiz, who also testified Tuesday. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Women Taking Pill Less Attracted to 'Masculine' Men Oct 9, 2009
Study: Women on Birth Control Pill Less Attracted to 'Masculine' Men ... A recent study featured in the journal Ecology and Evolution claims the birth control pill may have changed women s taste in men over the years, London s Daily Mail reported ... However, women who take the birth control pill are not fertile; therefore, they are always attracted to these boyish men. (Fox News)
Women's health Oct 8, 2009
Barr Laboratories / Getty Images file. Movie stars, athletes and a former first lady who've all beaten the disease share what inspired them to keep fighting. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pill makesgals pick dad,not the cad Oct 8, 2009
The birth control pill may have done more than just help liberate women, it may also have changed the laws of attraction between the sexes, according to a new study. Suspecting that the Pill, which contains synthetic versions of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, might have a far-reaching impact on what modern women want, two British anthropologists went hunting for information on how big an effect a little tweak to our hormones might make. (MSNBC -- Health)
ASK DR. H: Essure is a minimally invasive form of birth control Oct 8, 2009
I dont want to use an IUD or take birth control pills ... Additional forms of birth control must be continued until success is confirmed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Pink symposium strives to beat record Oct 8, 2009
"Lots of times you hear that women college age cannot develop breast cancer, but that's just the farthest thing from the truth, especially with the environment the way it is and birth control methods, breast cancer among young women is increasing," Olgesby said. Mammograms are not required until women are in their the 30s or 40s so self examinations are the main way women find their tumors, Oglesby said. (The University Echo, TN)
Autism is on the rise (or is it?) Oct 8, 2009
The rise in autism has definately coincided with the rise in birth control, however, no one seems to be raising this issue. Posted By: MichaelJr @ 10/07/2009 7:16:15 PM. (MSNBC -- Health)
