Article: Birth Control Pills; Key Q&A.

Article: Women find multiple uses for birth control pills
University Wire;  April 19, 2001 ;     639 words ......women have traditionally used birth control pills for contraception, many are...Student Health Services. When birth control pills came out in the 1960s, each...percent of Duke women who use birth control pills do so strictly for medical...

Article: Knowing More About 'What's Inside' Birth Control Pills May Help Increase Compliance.
PR Newswire;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Than the Ingredients of Their Birth Control Pills MONTVILLE, N.J., June 1 /PRNewswire...clothing than what's inside their birth control pills. The survey was conducted...using, or have ever used, birth control pills. As many as 74 percent of...

Article: READER FEEDBACK: Would you favor distribution of birth control pills in high schools in your community?
The Boston Globe;  November 3, 1994 ;     700+ words ...A proposal that birth control pills and other contraceptives be distributed...community's high school distributing birth control pills. Let parents handle that issue...I would favor distribution of birth control pills and condoms in high schools...

Article: Birth Control Pills; Overview.
NWHRC Health Center - Birth Control Pills;  May 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ......18 million US women rely on birth control pills, also called oral contraceptives...risks are the norm. Today's birth control pills (BCPs) even offer health benefits...causes AIDS. In recent years, birth control pills have been changed to include...

Article: Birth Control Pills; Overview.(health aspects)(Progestin-only pills )
NWHRC Health Center - Birth Control Pills;  March 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......million U.S. women rely on birth control pills (BCPs) today. In the U.S...they are safe for most women, birth control pills do carry some health risks...against taking them. Likewise, birth control pills are not designed to reduce...

Article: Study confirms safety of morning-after birth control pills
AP Online;  July 1, 1998 ;     297 words ......essentially the same as ordinary birth control pills. Last year, the Food and Drug...Administration said six brands of birth control pills are safe and effective as...doctors should prescribe women birth control pills to keep at home for this use...

Article: The truth about the pill: whether you're having sex or you're not even close, here's what birth control pills can (and can't) do for you.(SEX ED)
Seventeen;  November 1, 2008 ;     499 words ......doc about your options--all birth control pills stop your body from making...options. MYTH TRUTH Every pill Birth control pills work because they is the same...of pills that may prevent birth control pills, pregnancy after unprotected...

Article: Birth Control Pills; Tolerating Spicy Foods
The Washington Post;  February 2, 1988 ;     700+ words ......treatment, she prescribed birth control pills to keep my menstrual cycles...beneficial side effects that birth control pills have. Which view is right? A. As the levels of estrogen in birth control pills have decreased over the years...

Article: Male birth control pills discussed at U. Minnesota forum
University Wire;  February 28, 2008 ;     586 words ......discussing the future of male birth control pills. Caitlin LaFlash, an art history...of preventing pregnancy." Birth control pills for men are not currently...that men would opt to use birth control pills if the option were available...

Article: BIRTH CONTROL PILLS MAY GET STRONGER FDA SAYS TODAY'S PILLS ARE LESS EFFECTIVE THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  January 24, 2007 ;     283 words ......setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions...with 11.6 million choosing birth control pills, according to a 2005 survey...Health Network. Today most birth control pills are very safe for the vast...pregnancies. The original birth ...

Article: BIRTH CONTROL PILLS MAY LOWER HEALTH RISKS
United Press International;  October 21, 2004 ;     200 words ......Press International 10-21-2004 Birth control pills may lower health risks PHILADELPHIA...International via COMTEX) -- Birth control pills may lower women's risk of...significant relationships" between birth control pills and reduced risk of a wide...

Article: Birth control pills can help get rid of stubborn acne
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 18, 2004 ;     603 words ......mother refused to consider birth control pills for her. My heart goes out...gynecologist who suggested birth control pills. I was raised strict Irish-Cathol...Within two months of starting birth control pills, my skin was considerably...

Article: Analysis: Pharmacists giving birth control pills to women without a prescription
NPR Morning Edition;  March 17, 2004 ;     684 words ......Analysis: Pharmacists giving birth control pills to women without a prescription...go to a drugstore and get birth control pills and other contraceptives without...three-month supply of low-dose birth control pills or patches. They can get additional...

Article: FDA questions standards for new birth control pills
Charleston Daily Mail;  January 23, 2007 ;     590 words ......setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions...with 11.6 million choosing birth control pills, according to a 2005 survey...Health Network. "Today most birth control pills are very safe for...pregnancies. The original birth control ...