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Fertility News Round Up

By On December 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

News/ Studies Current Medical Research (USCCB medical review, Fall 2011) See especially: Past Use of Oral Contraceptives Associated with Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis Most European Women Want to Be Informed of Post-Fertilization Effects of Contraceptive Methods Common Form of Hormonal Contraception Increases Cardiovascular Risk [...]

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Fertility News Round Up

By On October 19, 2011 · 6 Comments

Here’s the latest from this week. As usual, keep me posted on what you’re reading. [Update: Just found this ABC coverage of Yaz being flagged by the FDA, and a vignette of one of the victims, who is a friend of a friend.]

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Yaz: Canary in the coal mine

Yaz: Canary in the Coal Mine

By On February 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Last night I was watching the local news about the chemical Triclosan, an active ingredient in a number of consumer products including hand sanitizers, antibacterial soaps, and toothpaste. I knew that using hand sanitizer and antibacterial soaps probably wouldn’t be good as [...]

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Health Concerns Over Popular Contraceptives

By On October 4, 2009 · 8 Comments

This recent article in the New York Times starts by saying that popular contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin are at the top of the sales chart for Bayer Pharmaceuticals. They’re top sellers not just for their pregnancy-defying feats, but from their hyped up marketing which

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Yaz Birth Contol nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

By On February 21, 2009 · 4 Comments

I’m grateful for drugs. I really am. I take them, some as prescription and some over the counter. They’re not my friends, per se, but in a fallen world we sometimes–oftentimes–need them. But guess what? For every action there’s a reaction, for every cause an effect, and it’s not news to us that drugs–pharmaceuticals, prescriptions, [...]

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