Injected Contraceptive Raises STD Risk - Study
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Women who use the injected contraceptive Depo-Provera have a higher rate of sexually transmitted diseases, US researchers reported on Monday.
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Women on the Pill who are overweight are up to 70 per cent more likely to become pregnant than those who are slim, scientists have discovered.
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A new vaccine gives women at least several years of protection from the virus blamed for most cases of cervical cancer, according to the findings of a University of Washington-led study announced yesterday.
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Men could one day use a contraceptive which uses the body&#39;s immune system to prevent conception, say researchers. Scientists, from the University of North Carolina, immunised male monkeys with a protein found in the testes which made them infertile.
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The largest-ever North American study on the subject finds that assisted reproductive technology can raise the risk of birth defects
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The options for male contraception have been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise, a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
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An AIDS vaccine tested in a closely watched trial might have increased recipentsâ risk of becoming infected with H.I.V., researchers reported.
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The number of sexually transmitted infections continues to rise, particularly among young adults, figures show.
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The risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher for women using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, according to a warning on the product's label disclosed Wednesday.
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Using hormonal contraception does not appear to increase women's overall risk of contracting the AIDS virus, according to a U.S. National Institutes of Health study published on Thursday.
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Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
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YOUNG women who suffer from migraine and take the contraceptive Pill are eight times more likely to suffer a stroke, new research today reveals.
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A widely publicized study that has  already linked hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk  of stroke, heart attack and some cancers also uncovered a blood  clot hazard, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Up until now, the world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise â- shot that
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One of the largest studies carried out on the oral contraceptive pill has found it might protect women from heart disease and cancers of the ovaries and womb.
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Taking the pill can reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to research out yesterday. Researchers from Wayne State University in Detroit used data from 162,000 women in the largest and most
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The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise &#151; a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.