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41. IUDs May Be Underused Form of Birth Control
    
    June 20, 2011 -- Intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implantable contraceptives may not be popular, but they are among the most reliable contraceptive methods available. "IUDs and implants should be considered first-line contraceptives for a majority of women," says Eve Espey, MD, MPH, an associate prof
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42. Clot Risk May Be Higher With Newer Birth Control Pills
    
    April 21, 2011 -- Women who take birth control pills with the newer hormone drospirenone have a higher risk for developing potentially serious blood clots than women who take oral contraceptives containing the older hormone levonorgestrel, two new studies show. The studies are published in BMJ Onlin
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43. New Morning-After Pill Ella Wins FDA Approval
    
    Aug. 13, 2010 -- The FDA has approved Ella, a new morning-after contraceptive pill effective for up to five days after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. An FDA expert advisory panel last June unanimously urged the FDA to approve the drug. Called Ella in the U.S., the drug already is approved
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44. 5-Days-After-Sex Pill Gets FDA Panel Nod
    
    June 17, 2010 -- A new emergency contraceptive fully effective for five days after sex should be approved by the FDA, the federal agency's expert advisory panel says. By 11-0 votes, the panel found Ella to be safe and effective. The drug, to be called Ella in the U.S., already is approved in Europe
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45. The Pill Is Most Popular Contraception Method
    
    May 26, 2010 -- If you are a fan of the tried and true birth control pill, you are not alone. Among American women in their childbearing years, ages 15 to 44, the pill was the most commonly used method of contraception between the years 2006 and 2008. That is according to the recently released repor
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46. New Birth Control Pill Natazia Gets FDA Approval
    
    May 13, 2010 -- The FDA says it has approved a new birth control pill called Natazia that is the first four-phase oral contraceptive to be marketed in the United States. The pill, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals of Wayne, N.J., contains two female hormones -- an estrogen called estr
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47. Birth Control Pills Put Brakes on Women's Sex Drive
    
    May 5, 2010 -- A new European study has found that women who use hormonal contraceptives such as the birth control pill are more likely to experience sexual dysfunction such as reduced desire and arousal than women who use non-hormonal contraception and women who do not use contraception. Reporting
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48. Which Birth Control Pill Is Safest?
    
    Aug. 13, 2009 -- When it comes to the risk of blood clots, some oral contraceptive pills are safer than others, according to new studies by European researchers. "Oral contraceptives with levonorgestrel and a low dose of estrogen are associated with the lowest risk of venous thrombosis [blood clots]
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49. Testosterone Tested as Male Contraceptive
    
    May 6, 2009 -- After decades of delay, hormonal birth control for men may be a step closer to reality. Monthly injections of a testosterone-based contraceptive were 99% effective for preventing partner pregnancy in what researchers say is the largest trial ever of a hormone-based male birth control
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50. More Women Ask for Birth Control
    
    Aug. 13, 2008 -- More U.S. women are getting birth control services, according to a national data review. Researcher Jennifer Frost, DrPH, with the Guttmacher Institute in New York, analyzed data from women ages 15 to 44 who were surveyed as part of the National Survey of Family Growth. Information
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