Contraception
Feature
Trump proposes cutting Planned Parenthood funds
Planned Parenthood, which provides a broad array of reproductive health services, also provides abortion services using nonfederal funds. Cutting...
Conference Coverage
Texas pharmacies restrict access to morning-after pill
TORONTO – Despite federal legislation stating otherwise, almost half of Texas pharmacies restrict access to levonorgestrel based on age and put up...
Feature
ACOG, ACP voice ‘deep concern’ over potential Title X changes
Both organizations “strongly oppose” any changes limiting access to care.
News for Your Practice
Pregnancy and safety rates evaluated for Liletta at 5 years of use
As part of an ongoing multicenter trial, researchers found that the levonorgestrel intrauterine system was safe and effective up to 5 years of use...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: How Trump’s election affected contraception
And CMS floats the idea of Medicare direct provider contracting.
Conference Coverage
LARC uptake surged immediately after Trump’s election
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Doctors at one collegiate student health service saw a huge increase in requests for long-acting reversible contraception.
Expert Commentary
How does oral contraceptive use affect one’s risk of ovarian, endometrial, breast, and colorectal cancers?
Oral contraceptives (OCs) are associated with a decreased risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers across multiple modifiable...
News
FDA orders new restrictions on sale, distribution of Essure
The FDA has restricted the Essure contraception device to providers and facilities that inform patients about its risks and benefits.
Conference Coverage
Efavirenz-based ART may hamper vaginal ring contraception
BOSTON – Efavirenz-based regimens, the most widely used form of ART in the world, appear to alter hormone exposure from vaginal contraceptive...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Stem cells may reverse premature menopause
And the Food and Drug Administration wants to snuff out nicotine in cigarettes.
Latest News
Court: State cannot sue over religious exemption expansion
A judge has rejected a legal challenge by Massachusetts against the narrowing of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate.