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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 develop antibodies for use as non-hormonal contraceptive
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): The results of a promising study by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggest that contraceptives based on antibodies may offer women a non-hormonal option to prevent pregnancy.
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Scientists develop engineered antibodies, paving way for non-hormonal cont
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are using the precision targeting of monoclonal antibodies for a new type of female non-hormonal contraception.
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Assam to create awareness on population control measures, to supply contra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 20 (ANI): Terming population explosion as the "root cause of economic disparities and poverty among minority Muslims in Assam", Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that youths will be sent to areas in lower parts of the state to create awarenes
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Better choice of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (also known as Ecole Polytechnique federale de Lausanne- EPFL) led a new study into the distinct biological effects of different progestins on the breast that found contraceptive-related breas
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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, 3 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, 3 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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Study reveals use of continuous combined oral contraceptives demonstrates
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cleveland [Ohio], June 24 (ANI): While women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) become estrogen deficient at an early age, which makes them more vulnerable to the loss of bone mineral density, a new study suggests that use of continuous combined oral contraceptives may be especially
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Bihar govt distributing condoms, contraceptive pills to migrant workers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 2 (ANI): The Bihar government has undertaken an initiative whereby it is distributing condoms and contraceptive pills amongst the migrant workers who have returned from across the country as part of its efforts to control population.
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