New research conducted in Canada has shown that daily use of birth control pills changes women's brains. Birth control pills can have a similar effect on women's brains as alcohol, changing the parts of their brains responsible for inhibitions, decision-making and impulse control. The study, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology, analyzed the effects of…
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A new medical study from Hong Kong found that women who took painkillers along with the morning-after pill were more successful at preventing pregnancy than women who only took emergency contraception. The study, published in the Lancet journal, was conducted at a reproductive health center in the Chinese city from 2018 to 2022. The survey was conducted...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the birth control pill Opil will be available without a prescription to women of all ages. The agency said in a statement that the approval of the first non-prescription pill on the US market will help ease barriers for women to access contraception, the BBC reported. The Opel manufacturer has announced…
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In the absence of comprehensive sexual education in schools across the country, the website for contraception, kontracepcia.mk can be of great benefit to citizens, young people and health professionals. One of the obstacles that young people face is access to relevant information and services about sexual and reproductive health, such as contraceptives, practicing safe sex, ...
"In the country, we have "hormonophobia", and there is no phobia of abortions. It is easier for women to decide on an abortion than to decide on prevention, to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. When I say hormonophobia, it is mostly because of breast cancer, but daily alcohol consumption is a greater risk factor for breast cancer than hormonal contraception," said the gynecologist doctor...
