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Intrauterine devices (IUDs) seem to be an effective method of emergency contraception, with a failure rate of less than one per thousand, according to a meta-analysis.
In a review of 35 years of data in which IUDs were inserted after unprotected intercourse, 99.86% of overall women did not become pregnant, reported Kelly Cleland, a research scientist at Princeton University in New Jersey, and colleagues in Human Reproduction.
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Let’s face it, unprotected sex does happen and sometimes, with a bit of bad luck, condoms can break and situations can arise where a woman may need emergency contraception. This kind of contraception is used after sex but before you are pregnant. If you are unsure about talking with the pharmacist or GP for any reason – don’t be. It’s nothing to get nervous about. In fact, 3 out of 4 unwanted pregnancies could be prevented if all women used emergency contraception after unprotected sex, and many abortions could also be avoided. The power is yours.
National Women’s Health Network
Women’s Health Activist Newsletter
January/February 2011
By Ginny Cassidy-Brinn
I had an Intrauterine Devices (IUD) in the 70s, when a feminist outcry exposed serious problems caused by the Dalkon Shield IUD, including infertility, uterine perforation, and death. The Dalkon Shield was removed from the market and its manufacturer declared bankruptcy after paying millions of dollars in malpractice settlements. So, I was skeptical when a young feminist told me she loved her IUD and said: “For my generation, IUDs represent freedom and empowerment.” What had happened in the 40 years between my experience and hers, I wondered? Had the IUD really been transformed?
BBC News Health
28 September 2010 Last updated at 20:17 ET
By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News
European experts are hopeful that the coil contraceptive device could be used to delay womb cancer.
Promising early trial findings show an intrauterine device (IUD) can deliver hormones to the womb lining to halt and even reverse cancer growth.
Dr. Mercola
July 10, 2010
The birth control pill was first introduced to the American public for contraceptive use in 1960. By 2002, 11.6 million US women were on “the Pill” according to CDC statistics[1], making it the nation’s leading method of contraception.
Eighty percent of American women have used oral contraceptives at some point in their lives, according to a paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology[2].
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Menorrhagia Most women have a period that lasts from 3 to 5 days. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days, but can range from 21 to 35 days.Menorrhagia is the term used to refer to heavy menstrual bleeding (more than 80 milliliters of blood/menstrual cycle). According to the FDA, the condition affects about three million women in the U.S. In most cases, the cause is unknown.
Natural Awakenings
by Lisa Marshall
May 5, 2009
Some see it as a curse that dashes vacation plans, stains sheets and wreaks havoc on emotions. Others view it as an integral part of womanhood, a welcome sign that we are healthy—and not pregnant. But, in an age with a pill for just about everything, more women are looking at their menstrual cycle as something else entirely: optional.
“Fifty years ago, with the advent of The Pill, suppressing ovulation became an option for women who did not want to get pregnant. Skipping your period [altogether] is also an option, and I think a lot more women are going to do it,” says Leslie Miller, a Seattle obstetrician and gynecologist and founder of the website NoPeriod.com, which coaches people on how to become period-free, via various forms of contraception.
National Public Radio Morning Edition By Brenda Wilson April 20, 2009 · The average American woman — if she wants only two children — has to spend a total of 30 years trying to avoid becoming pregnant. Millions of women find that hard to do; more than half the pregnancies in the United States are Continue Reading …
NaturalNews Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by: Melanie Banzer, citizen journalist As of now, the FDA has yet to approve of a safe option for birth control. The pill has been linked to higher breast cancer risk, the Depo Provera shot to infertility and osteoporosis, and the Mirena IUD to spontaneous abortions and even death. The Continue Reading …
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