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Understudied Hormonal Birth Control Pill Linked to Cancer — But It’s Complicated

A study from the University of Oxford evaluates how hormonal birth control, including combination and progestogen-only pills, increase risk for breast cancer.

Inverse · Mar 21, 2023

Breast cancer: progestogen-only and combined birth control both increase risk – here’s what you need to know

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide, with around 2.3 million women diagnosed with the disease every year. In the UK alone, it is estimated that one in seven women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime.

The Conversation · Mar 21, 2023

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023

Mum heartbroken as baby who was both a quadruplet and identical twins dies at 6 months old

Ashley Ness, 36, first went to her gynaecologist to pick up birth control, only to find out she was pregnant... and later that she would give birth to two sets of identical twins

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Two countries, two different approaches to population programs - Roll Call

An 82-year-old known as "Mr. Condom" and birth control distribution by hairdressers are hallmarks of Thailand's reproductive health program.

Roll Call · Feb 22, 2023

Taliban BANS contraception with pharmacists ordered to clear their shelves of stock

Birth control such as the Pill and contraceptive devices have reportedly been banned in two of Afghanistan's major cities, with Taliban officials ordering pharmacies to remove them

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

A new, experimental approach to male birth control immobilizes sperm

For decades researchers have struggled to find a contraceptive methods for males. A new fast-acting compound shows promise — assuming it turns out to work as well in men as in mice.

WEKU · Feb 17, 2023

The race for a male birth control drug

A new drug being tested would work on-demand and wear off within hours

Salon · Feb 17, 2023

Taliban bans contraception calling use a ‘western conspiracy’

Reports that fighters have threatened those issuing birth control medicines come as Afghan midwives and activists warn of impact on women’s health and rights

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Male contraceptive shows promise in mice, study suggests

The findings indicate an on-demand male birth control pill is possible, researchers say.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023