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Unlike condoms, which need to be used every time with sex, or the pill, which must be taken every day, LARC doesn’t require any action after placement in the body and is immediately reversible.
Women on the pill are able to manipulate or suppress their menstrual cycles to have fewer “periods”, or to avoid bleeding at important or inconvenient times.
There is no biological evidence for “giving your body a break” and in fact, it could do your health more harm than good.
Many women are prescribed the pill without a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
Why research into male contraception keeps hitting the buffers.
Carl Djerassi, who died recently aged 91, has been honoured globally for his work. In his remarkable career he also did pioneering work with antihistamines and topical corticosteroids for inflammation…
A new nanoparticle that can be taken orally has been developed, making injections of particles no longer necessary. Nanoparticles…
People who take sleeping pills could be at a higher risk of death, as well as cancer and heart disease, researchers have…
Using the birth control pill may reduce a woman’s bone density, according to US university researchers. Women using a pill…
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Gynaecology Unit Head the Royal Women’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Practice, The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, University of Sydney
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