Contraception

Free morning-after pill service used by hundreds of thousands Almost 305,000 free doses of the morning-after pill were handed out at high street pharmacies in England in just six months, new NHS figures reveal. The scheme, which launched in October, lets women get emergency contraception without booking a GP or sexual health clinic appointment, BBC […]

1 month ago

The Trump administration plans to destroy $10 million worth of contraception Trump’s administration is set to destroy $10 million worth of contraception at a cost of $167,000, paid by the US taxpayer. President Donald Trump’s close aids have given their seal of approval to burn contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, even though multiple […]

1 year ago

Volunteers are being recruited to test its effectiveness A group of British blokes are set to become the first in the world to test a new male contraceptive pill that could see the tables turned once and for all. The new daily pill prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A, which is the bit […]

2 years ago

Would you strap such contraptions to your balls? A research team from China has discovered that warm balls could be the next big male birth control after testing the theory on mice testicles. While warm balls sound like a simple task, before you all run for the hot water bottles, it’s a little more scientific […]

5 years ago

There is a greater risk of developing a blood clot from the contraceptive pill than the Oxford vaccine, expert says A vaccine expert appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain this morning to put the risks of the ‘rare’ blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine into context. Professor Adam Finn, from the University of Bristol, said […]

5 years ago

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8 years ago