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No change in status quo for sales and distribution of emergency contracept
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The sales and distribution of Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP) brands, including i-Pill and Unwanted - 72, will remain unchanged, sources with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) said.
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Human Biogenesis Raises Pre-Seed Investment from Campus Fund
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], September 12: Campus Fund, today announced its investment in Human Biogenesis, a groundbreaking biotech startup developing an innovative semen detection kit. This pre-seed funding round will support Human Biogenesis in bringing its revolutionary product to mark
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Contraceptive pills may affect fear-regulating brain areas in women
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Oral contraceptives are used by more than 150 million women globally. The most prevalent variety is combined OCs (COCs), which are comprised of synthetic hormones. Sex hormones have been shown to influence the brain network involved in fear processing.
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Chhattisgarh: Woman dies due to consumption of contraceptive pill, live-in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the suspicious death of his live-in partner after complications emerged due to consumption of a contraceptive pill in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, officials said on Thursday.
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Male contraceptive shows promise in preclinical study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In preclinical models, an investigational contraceptive medication created by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers temporarily inhibits sperm and prevents pregnancies. The study, which was published in Nature Communications on February 14, reveals the feasibility of on-demand male contraceptio
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New study shows promising results for male contraceptive pills
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): Two experimental male contraceptive pills appear to effectively lower testosterone without causing unacceptable side effects, according to a new study.
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Ageing stiffens blood vessels in women; hormones, menstrual cycle also pla
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jyvaskyla [Finland], December 30 (ANI): Age is a strong determinant of arterial stiffness and hormones, menstrual cycle phase, contraceptive pill phase and menopausal state are also associated with arterial stiffness, according to a new study conducted at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finla
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Scientists developing once-a-month oral contraceptive pill
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI): A team of researchers from the Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT is designing a new method to help improve adherence and reduce the risk of pregnancy by offering an oral contraceptive that could be taken once a month.
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Contraceptive pill can reduce type 2 diabetes risk in women with polycysti
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), revealed a study led by the University of Birmingham.
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Scientists discover new compound for male contraceptive pill
Updated : 5 years ago IST
California [US], March 4 (ANI): A new research by the scientists at The Lundquist Institute spells out an innovative strategy that has led to the discovery of a natural compound as a safe, effective and reversible male contraceptive agent in pre-clinical animal models.
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Study reveals oral contraceptive pills help protect against ovarian and en
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that the use of oral contraceptive helps in protecting against endometrial and ovarian cancer, with the effect remaining for several decades even after discontinuing its use.
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Oral contraceptive pills protect against ovarian, endometrial cancer
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): A comprehensive study from Uppsala University, involving more than 250,000 women, shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and endometrial cancer.
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