States Lead Effort to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control

Groundbreaking laws in two Western states will soon make access to birth control easier for millions of women by allowing them to obtain contraceptives from pharmacists without a doctor’s prescription.

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Permanent Birth Control Second Most Popular Option In US

The birth control pill has been the most popular, long-standing contraceptive choice among women, but a more permanent route is close behind.

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Risk Of Breast Cancer Increases Among Women Who Consume Control Pills With Higher Estrogens

A recent study published in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Cancer Research suggests that women who take birth control pills containing high doses of estrogen, ethynodiol diacetate, and norethindrone significantly increase their risk of developing breast cancer.

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Birth Control Pills And Obesity May Double Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis

The findings are split over two separate studies conducted by the Raúl Carrera Institute for Neurological Research in Buenos Aires and Kaiser Permanente Southern California, respectively.

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Most reliable forms of birth control

So many types of contraception are available today. Some people are lured to try new methods, which are deemed to be safer, more efficient and producing no unpleasant side effects.

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