The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Costa Rica to comply with a four-year-old ruling overturning its ban on in-vitro fertilization.
Month: March 2016
FDA to Require “Black Box” Warning, But Leaves Controversial Essure Implant on Market
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it will require German drug maker Bayer AG to undertake new safety studies on its permanent birth-control device Essure, after thousands of women complained about suffering complications from the controversial implant. The agency also plans to require a “black box” label warning about the device’s potentially serious side effects, plus a checklist for doctors to discuss potential risks with patients.
The One Thing Nobody Tells You About The Copper IUD
The copper intrauterine device, or IUD, is one of the most effective methods of contraception. Have a doctor shove a T-shaped copper wire into your uterus and watch as you suddenly prove completely invulnerable to pregnancy! But when it comes to how the copper IUD actually works, without any hormones in it preventing pregnancy, most of us might not have a clue. It turns out that the mechanism that makes copper IUDs so effective is still kind of mysterious; but we do know it has to do with copper ions and how they interact with sperm as it enters the body.