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Feed SubscriptionScientists zap sperm counts with ultrasound: Next male birth control?
Researchers hope ultrasound will be first new birth control method for men in more than 100 years
Read More »FDA panel: Add stronger warnings to Yaz labels
Health advisers recommended a revision of labels for the widely used new generation of birth control pills, based on data showing they may put women at a higher risk of dangerous blood clots.
Read More »Yaz labels may get more info on blood clots
FDA leaning toward move for Yaz, other newer birth control pills though there's conflicting evidence on slightly higher risk
Read More »World Population Set to Hit 9.1 Billion in 2050
At current growth rates, forecasters expect to see a total of 9.1 billion humans on Earth by 2050, although small shifts in the birth rate might add or subtract one billion people.
Read More »Video: Safety concern for newer birth control pills.
Federal regulators say several new birth control drugs appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications. Dr.
Read More »Women on the Pill pick boring lovers, good husbands
Ladies, if you feel your partner is a great provider but meh in the love-making department, it may have something to do with your birth control, a new study finds.
Read More »Free preventive care for women: What’s covered?
Free birth control is just part of controversial new plan announced by Obama Administration
Read More »Government advisers: Cover birth control for free
Health officials have pushed government to offer free birth control
Read More »Video: Birth control pills and blood clots
"Early Show" medical contributor Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on the tragic death of a young woman that died of a massive blood clot in her lungs that her mother believes was caused by birth control pills
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