What does everyone think of this?Yesterday, on World Population Day, the United Nations Population Fund officially launched 7 Billion Actions -- a campaign to raise awareness and action around our planet's growing population, which is set to reach 7 billion later this year ( Read more... )

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many doctors require that women have a pelvic exam before they can get a prescription for birth control pills, despite guidelines saying that the step is unnecessary, a new study finds ( Read more... )

An iVillage slide show featuring birth control advice for women, sent in by Corina C., is a good demonstration of the norming of a particular life course.


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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (Reuters) - A new, longer-lasting emergency contraceptive pill moved closer to the U.S. market Thursday after U.S. medical advisers unanimously backed the one-dose drug as a safe and effective option to prevent an unplanned pregnancy.

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1 in 4 married women are sterilized, new report says
ATLANTA - The pill is still the No. 1 contraceptive for American women, but it's even more popular in other countries, according to the first government report comparing nations.

More U.S. women, however, get their tubes tied than elsewhere, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( Read more... )