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How Online Platforms are Transforming India's Sexual Wellness Landscape
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20: In a rapidly evolving India, where attitudes toward sexual health are shifting, e-commerce platforms are leading the in making contraceptives accessible and breaking down societal barriers. condombazaar.com, a discreet online marketplace specializing in condom
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Media reports claiming failure in procuring contraceptives are ill-informe
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
There have been some media reports alleging that India's family planning programme is likely to get severely affected due to failure in procuring contraceptives by the country's central procurement agency, the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS). Such reports are ill-informed and provide
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Contraceptive pills may affect fear-regulating brain areas in women
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Japan to allow trial sale of emergency contraception pills sans prescripti
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A ministry panel has approved the sale of so-called morning-after pills at pharmacies that have trained pharmacists, private rooms, and are available on weekends, nights and holidays through March.
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Male contraceptive shows promise in preclinical study
Updated : 2 years, 5 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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Rakul Preet Singh announces release date of 'Chhatriwali'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Rakul Preet Singh unveiled the release date with a motion poster of 'Chhatriwali' on Wednesday. 'Chhatriwali' aims to drive home a strong social message on the importance of male contraceptives and safe sex.
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Owaisi reacts to RSS chief says Muslim fertility rate is declining
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 9 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has asked RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to "not fret" as the Muslim population was "rather declining" in the country, asserting that Indian Muslims were the ones using contraceptives the most.
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In young women, combined oral contraceptives don't raise risk of macromast
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], September 29 (ANI): A study published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, found that combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing both oestrogen and progestin do not contrib
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Obese women taking birth control pill likely to have blood clots
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 15 (ANI): Obese women who take oestrogen and progestin-containing oral contraceptives have a 24-fold greater risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to non-obese women who do not use the medicines.
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Muslims using most contraceptives: Owaisi on UP CM's 'population imbalance
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 12 (ANI): A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'population imbalance' remark, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said Muslims were the ones using most contraceptives.
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Fewer suicide attempts in women using hormonal contraceptives: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 7 (ANI): Hormonal contraceptives, such as the birth control pill, are amongst the most widely used pharmaceutical products. Recent research has linked hormonal contraceptives to an increased incidence of attempted suicide, raising questions about their safety. Now, a
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Student wrapped in life-sized condom for sex-education lesson!
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): While sex-education classes for adolescents are almost always a giggle-fest, for students at one Mexican school it was a laugh riot after a teacher during one such class demonstrated an innovative and fun technique of putting on a condom.
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