She plans to use the Gates Foundation’s billions to revolutionize contraception worldwide. The Catholic right is pushing back. Is she ready for the political firestorm ahead?
War on Women Continues – Is Menstruation Going to be Monitored Before Absurdity Ends?
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Diabetes Risk Increases with Depo-Provera Use for Obese Women
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
‘War on Women’ is Pitting Woman Against Woman
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The recently declared “war on women” or “war on religious freedom” – depending on which side of the political aisle you find yourself – is the most recent issue du jour, but the challenge with focusing on the politics of women’s health is that it tends to mask what’s really going on in America
Depo Provera Withdrawal – A Woman’s Worst Nightmare
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Need proof that women are sometimes desperate for information and support when it comes to quitting hormonal contraception? You need look no further than the 100 plus comments in reply to an old blog posting at Our Bodies Ourselves: Questions About Side Effects of Stopping Contraceptive Injections. The comment stream – a litany of woes concerning women’s discontinuation of Depo-Provera – has been active since Nov. 2, 2009.
Former President Mary Robinson says Limbaugh’s ‘slutgate’ reminds her of 1970′s Ireland
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rush Limbaugh is yesterday’s man says Ireland’s former president. This week Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and former high commissioner for human rights at the UN, told guests at the Distinguished Speakers Series that Limbaugh’s ‘slutgate’ comments and the Republican Party’s current debate over contraception came as an unwelcome surprise.
Relationships Last Longer on Birth Control Pills
March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Birth-control pills are known to affect women’s taste in men, at least in laboratory experiments. Now a study of real-world couples suggests that this pill-related preference change could have long-term consequences for a relationship’s quality and outcome.
Sperm Zapping Considered for Male Contraception
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Blasting a man’s testicles with sound waves could cut his sperm production and may be used in the future as a male contraceptive treatment, a new study has found.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina tested doses of ultrasound waves on rats and found they “significantly reduced” the number of sperm-producing cells and sperm levels.
House G.O.P Caves on Birth Control War
March 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
House Republicans, unsure how to proceed, have slowed their efforts to overturn a federal rule requiring employers, including religious institutions, to provide female employees with free health insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Don’t Ask – Don’t Tell – ‘Tell Your Boss Why You’re On The Pill’ Bill Endorsed in Arizona
March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Arizona has taken up yet another draconian law for women’s health – this time replicating but broadening the federal push to let employers deny women access to birth control. The bill stipulates that, unless a woman brings in a note proving she is not using it to avoid getting pregnant, an employer can deny birth control to any woman in the workplace.
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