Pregnancy rates unchanged with Plan B on hand
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NEW YORK  - In a proactive program where women can keep on hand at all times at least two free packages of emergency contraceptives -- also known as the morning-after pill or Plan B -- the pregnancy rates are no lower than when women have normal access to emergency contraception, study results suggest.
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The Bank of England has kept interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, opting for a wait-and-see approach on the economy after January's surprise hike had rattled financial markets.
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The biological clock matters even if a would-be mother uses special reproductive technology. The rate of successful pregnancies using laboratory fertility techniques drops from 37 percent to about 4 percent as women get older, a new study shows.
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When taken within five days after unprotected sex, mifepristone works as well for emergency contraception as the approved drug levonorgestrel, UK researchers report.
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Greater access to emergency contraception  has had no effect on cutting abortion rates, an expert says.
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Women over 18 may soon be able to get the morning-after pill without a prescription. In a surprise decision Monday, health officials revived a long-stalled application to allow over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive.
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Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without raising their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice and make childbirth a lot less painful for many mothers-to-be.
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Not too hot, not too cold--and no rate change for the rest of the year?
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NEW YORK  - A technique that teaches women  to track their vaginal secretions cues them when they are most  likely to get pregnant, and offers a "valuable addition " to  family planning, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - A method of natural family planning that closely monitors two indicators of fertility is just as effective as oral contraception in preventing unwanted pregnancies if used correctly, European researchers report.
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Easy access to a "morning after pill"  for contraception does not influence the degree to which women  have unprotected sex, according to a study published on  Tuesday.
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LONDON, Oct 22 (IPS) - The Women Deliver conference held in London last  week has reminded a lot of people in the world of healthcare how  much more they need to deliver to make pregnancy and childbirth  safer for women.
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WASHINGTON -- A morning-after pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California girl last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
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Abortion rates in Britain have gone up, despite the increased availability of the emergency contraceptive morning-after pill, according to research.
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LONDON -- More US women are choosing to have their babies by Caesarean section even when it&#39;s not medically necessary. Medical experts say that&#39;s partly because it&#39;s more convenient and gives mothers control over the birth schedule.
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Looking for a contraceptive that's convenient &#151; and tasty? The first chewable birth-control method, a tiny, spearmint-flavored tablet that also can be swallowed without chewing, has hit pharmacy shelves.
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Making emergency contraception more available has had no effect on cutting the abortion rate, an expert says.