Science has finally proved that weight gain on the birth control pill is a myth. The pill increases the metabolism of its users, which created endless debates about whether or not this would increase food intake and lead to weight gain. But by giving hormones to Rhesus monkeys (who have similar reproductive systems to humans) they ...
A male birth control pill is being introduced in Indonesia this year. This is an “alternative, herbal product” that comes from a plant called gandarusa. Some health professionals aren’t sure if it will work. The fact that there has been research into male hormonal contraceptives for years, without any products being finalized, makes this one ...
If you miss your birth control pill what do you do? Take it as soon as you remember, even if that means taking two at once. If you miss more than two check with your doctor. Your birth control will be effective after you have taken pills for 7 days in a row correctly.
Oh joy! Yet another study has come out damning the birth control pill. This time the report says that the pill causes jealousy, and those with higher levels of estrogen cause the most problems. Researchers surveyed 275 women on various kinds of pills for at least three months between the ages of 17 and 35. Topics ...
Most women wouldn’t trust a man to take a birth control pill. And most men don’t want to deal with the hormonal side effects (moodiness, lower libido) of taking a pill. These have been the most significant stumbling blocks to finding a male contraceptive. Luckily scientists have now found a simple solution to these problems!
New research shows that women who take the pill are less likely to die from a range of diseases. This is good news for women worried about the effect the hormones might have on them because a lot of these effects turn out to be positive. They found that women on the pill are less likely ...
Dear Madame X, After sex my friend always showers up there, to wash the sperm out (she’s also on the pill). She says that sperm stays in your body a long time and you need to make sure it has left. I’m worried that the water pressure would just push the sperm further up inside, ...
London is experimenting with giving girls over the age of 16 the birth control pill over-the-counter. Officials say this will help stem the soaring rate of teen pregnancies in the UK and may provide more privacy than going to the GP for prescriptions. Access to the pill is a great way to stop teen pregnancies, ...
Mick // With their usual careful treatment of facts, the Daily Mail has declared that the pill “has put women off masculine men.” My love affair with Brad Pitt, like all great romances, was a complex thing. What it did, however, was prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that being on the pill does ...
The Daily Mail has published a story that attempts to explain how the contraceptive pill might cause women to be attracted to less masculine men and how taking the pill makes women less attractive to men. This is a great example of how scientific research is often drastically misrepresented by the media and how the ...
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