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Oral contraceptives
A community portal about Oral contraceptives with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Oral contraceptives, often referred to as "the Pill", are chemicals taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility. All act on the... [more]
A community portal about Oral contraceptives with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Oral contraceptives, often referred to as "the Pill", are chemicals taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility. All act on the hormonal system. Oral contraceptives have been on the market since 1960, and enjoy great popularity. They are used by millions of women around the world, but usage prevalence varies: one quarter of reproductive age women in the United Kingdom take the pill, but only 1% of women in Japan. Male oral contraceptives remain a subject of research and development.
Background, during adulthood, most studies have reported that oral contraceptive (OC) pills had neutral, or possibly beneficial effect on bone health. We proposed this study of pre and post menopausal women assessing BMD, bone biochemical markers and physical performance among OC past users and comparable women who have never use Ocs. Methods, A cross-sectional study comparing the bone density, bone biochemical markers (osteocalcin, CTX) and...
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The autoimmune condition antiphospholipid syndrome mainly affects young women. An Article published Online First and in the November edition of The Lancet Neurology shows that women with a particular subtype of antibody called lupus anticoagulant (LA) have a more than 40-fold increased risk of stroke and 5-fold increased risk of heart attack compared with the general population (of young women).
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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TOKYO, September 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sosei Group Corporation , the biopharmaceutical company, today announced the submission of the New Drug Application (NDA) for the emergency contraceptive pill SOH-075 (NorLevo(R)) to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) by Sosei Co. Ltd., its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary. NorLevo(R) is an oral emergency contraceptive "morning...
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From rss.biospace.com
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A PHARMACIST in western NSW has banned the sale of condoms, the contraceptive and morning-after pill because it is against his beliefs as a Catholic. In a move that has angered health experts, Griffith pharmacist Trevor Dal Broi has refused to sell the oral contraceptive pill, the morning-after pill and condoms, referring customers to other chemists in the area. Mr Dal Broi, who runs the East Griffith Pharmacy, told The Sunday Telegraph he was...
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