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Norplant, the new miracle contraceptive that is supposed to be much safer than the Pill, may not be very safe after all. Over 400 women in the US are suing the American supplier Wyeth-Ayerst Labor ...
A large scale Australian study has shown that among women fully or nearly fully breastfeeding their babies who continue to be "LAM" (lactational amenorrhoeic) ie, in ovulatory limbo, without perio ...
I have been trying to figure out how to fight a standard medical procedure, the examination of the genitals of children during routine physical examinations, barring any obvious medical problems. ...
Modern contraceptives vary in effectiveness from 94 per cent with the diaphragm up to 99.9 per cent with the Pill. But you pay for this success rate. They all have adverse side effects, ranging f ...
The injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera may cause a loss of bone density. America’s drugs regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has added a new ‘black-box’ warning to the drug, highlighting the problems with its prolonged use.
A compensation claim by 275 British women over alleged side effects of the contraceptive implant Norplant has collapsed after legal aid funding was withdrawn.
Q:I have heard that there is a new intrauterine device on the market which does not have any of the copper attachments of the older version on it. Since it was the copper element in the older sty ...
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