Some women’s health advocates say there are signs of momentum on expanding access to women’s reproductive care at military facilities, Politico reports. In February, the Pentagon announced it would stock emergency contraception at overseas military medical facilities. Meanwhile, an amendment by Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill…
The New York Times: A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Thursday recommended that the agency approve “a medicine that could help prevent pregnancy if taken as late as five days after unprotected sex…
On Thursday, FDA’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the agency approve the emergency contraceptive ulipristal acetate, or UPA, because evidence shows it is safe and effective for preventing most pregnancies for up to 120 hours after sex, NPR’s “Morning Edition” reports…
Women who have had intrauterine devices (IUDs) fitted as contraceptives are less likely to become pregnant than those who have hormone injections, a new review by Cochrane Researchers has found. The review, which focused on women in developing countries, also found a possible link between contraceptive method and disease progression in HIV…
The controversy surrounding a new emergency contraceptive — ulipristal acetate, also known as “ella” — that is shown to prevent pregnancy for up to five days after unprotected sex could raise some “politically charged questions” when an FDA panel considers approving the drug this week, the Washington Post reports…
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