Some morning-after pills may not be a reliable way to prevent pregnancy in heavier women. The European manufacturer of an emergency contraceptive pill, Norlevo, will caution women in new labeling that the product is “not effective” for women over 176 pounds and doesn’t work as well in women who weigh 165 pounds or more.
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Women Wrongly Believe They Can’t Get Pregnant
More than half of unintended pregnancies in America happen to the 10 percent of women who are not using contraception. A new survey of 50 women seeking abortions from the Guttmacher Institute reveals the psychology behind not wanting to be pregnant but not doing anything to not get pregnant. Most participants believed they were at a low risk of pregnancy for a variety of reasons requiring various degrees of magical thinking.
Female Couples Have Kids By Sharing Biological Role
Fertility clinics have put a new twist on how to make babies: A “two-mom” approach that lets female same-sex couples share the biological role. One woman’s eggs are mixed in a lab dish with donor sperm, then implanted in the other woman, who carries the pregnancy.
Fertility Clinics Help More Gay Couples Have Kids
Fertility clinics have put a new twist on how to make babies: A “two-mom” approach that lets female same-sex couples share the biological role. One woman’s eggs are mixed in a lab dish with donor sperm, then implanted in the other woman, who carries the pregnancy.
Supreme Court Likely to Rule on Abortion Laws, Contraception Mandate in New Term
The Supreme Court’s new session will almost certainly see a ruling on state power to limit the use of some abortion-inducing drugs and one on Arizona’s law outlawing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Court is also expected to rule on the health law’s mandate that almost all employer health plans cover contraception.
Specialist Talks About Local Infertility Issues
For most families pregnancy is a joyful time, but for couples who have trouble conceiving, the thought of getting there can cause great emotional stress.
Women Taking Recalled Freya-28 Pill Advised to Use Backup Contraception
Women who have been taking an oral contraceptive that’s been recalled due to a packaging error could be at risk of an unwanted pregnancy if the entire batch was affected, says the head of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.
Mississippi Supreme Court Dismisses Manslaughter Indictment in Stillbirth Case
On Thursday, the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of an indictment against Nina Buckhalter, a Mississippi woman who suffered a stillbirth and was arrested in 2010 because of alleged drug use during her pregnancy. The decision is the latest in a string of prosecutions targeting women for failed pregnancies as conservative lawmakers look for more avenues to police pregnancy.
What You Need to Know About Vasectomies
Every couple reaches a point in their lives when children are no longer a desired option, and permanent birth control becomes a hot topic. For decades, women have endured the hormonal sways of the pill or endured invasive and sometimes painful procedures, such as a tubal ligation to inhibit pregnancy.
Many Young Women Use ‘Withdrawal’ for Birth Control
But new study confirms that it’s not good for preventing pregnancy.