Vermont has become one of several states working to make sure vasectomies are among the birth control options couples can afford.
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How Silicon Valley Will Replace Condoms
Male birth control, like death, is always just around the corner. In 2014, the hope was that Vasalgel, a non-hormonal polymer gel that can be injected into the vas deferens, would hit the market by 2017. But the Parsemus Foundation, the non-profit organization funding Vasalgel, has since revised that projection to 2018, pending successful human trials and “public support.”
Doctors Talk About Myth that Birth Control Causes Infertility
Sixty two percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 use some form of birth control, whether that’s a pill, or something like an intrauterine device (IUD). That’s according to Dr. Laurie Birkholz, a women’s health physician at Lakeshore Health Partners. Not only is contraception a way to prevent unwanted pregnancy, it helps women plan when they want to have a child. It can even help with things like acne and heavy bleeding. While contraceptives are meant to prevent pregnancy while in use, some say they’re flat out causing infertility.
Do You Ovulate On Birth Control Pills? Here’s How They Affect Your Cycle
If you take birth control pills, or you’re trying to find the best method of contraception for you, you may have asked yourself, “Do you ovulate on birth control pills?” The short answer is “No.” Birth control pills are designed to prevent ovulation, and, on the off chance that you do ovulate while on the pill, it works with two other back up methods to prevent pregnancy. That’s why the pill is so good at preventing pregnancy — in fact, it’s more than 99 percent effective when used perfectly.
Why Insurers Oppose a Fantastic Proposal to Let California Women Have a Year’s Supply of Birth Control
On Monday, the California Senate is expected to approve a bill that would allow women to pick up a year’s worth of birth control pills at a time, instead of forcing them, as their health insurance companies so often do, to return to the pharmacy every month or every three months for refills.
Maryland Passes The Most Sweeping Birth Control Access Law In The Country
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into law Tuesday yielding the most expansive insurance coverage for contraception in the country. By eliminating most co-pays and all prescriptions for birth control, demanding coverage for up to 13 months of birth control at a time, and shedding costs for vasectomies, the law pushes Maryland to the forefront of the national movement to expand contraception access.
Innovation: Scientists Get Closer To An Effective Male Birth Control Pill; New Compounds Show Promise
It’s 2016 and men only have three forms of contraception— condoms, vasectomy, and the pull out method, which works exactly how it sounds. This is compared to the plethora of options available for women, thus birth control has largely been their responsibility. However, a group of researchers may have identified the necessary compounds to make male birth control pills a reality.
Where Do the 2016 Candidates Stand on Contraception?
Access to safe and effective birth control is part of health care for tens of millions of Americans. The vast majority of Americans view birth control as “morally acceptable,” and make sharp distinctions between approval for methods of preventing pregnancy, and methods of terminating it.
What Antonin Scalia’s Death Could Mean For Birth Control & The Upcoming Supreme Court Case
On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed
away unexpectedly while on a trip to Texas. Justice Scalia, who was the
longest-serving member on the bench at the time of his death, was appointed by
President Ronald Reagan and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in 1986.
Not surprisingly, the conservative justice’s death has been highly politicized,
particularly in the context of what Scalia’s vote on an upcoming birth control
case could have meant for President Obama’s health care law and women’s health
issues in general.
To the Shock of No One, Catholic Church Says Contraception Still Banned Amid Zika Outbreak
While the Zika virus continues to spread through Latin
America and doctors investigate the link between the infection and a birth
defect known as microcephaly, some countries have advised that women put off
getting pregnant for the time being. It can be hard enough to get some of the
most effective types of birth control in places like El Salvador, and now some
women might end up feeling shamed by the Catholic Church for wanting to prevent
pregnancy.