Tag: Contraception
Love woes can be blamed on contraceptive pill: research
If you are having relationship problems, you might be able to blame it on the contraceptive pill.[MORE]
Contraceptive pill can make women pick Mr Wrong: study
Contraceptive pills taken by tens of millions of women around the world can disrupt the innate ability to sniff out a genetically compatible partner, a study has found.[MORE]
Catholic groups call on pope to end contraception ban
More than 50 dissident Catholic groups have published an unusually frank open letter to Pope Benedict saying the Church's ban on contraception had been "catastrophic" and urging him to lift it.[MORE]
Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darkness
One of the last shipments to a US research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year's supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper has reported.[MORE]
Woolies announces paid maternity leave
Woolworths has announced it will introduce paid maternity leave from next month.[MORE]
Calls for free distribution of 'morning-after pill'
Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT wants Australia to adopt a scheme, introduced in New Zealand, to distribute emergency contraceptive pills for free.[MORE]
Child's welfare must 'come first' in contraception debate
Civil libertarians say Queensland doctors can approach the courts if they think a child should be using contraception when parents will not give permission. [MORE]
Mayor aware 12yo girls given contraception
The Mayor of a central Queensland Aboriginal community says he is aware of girls as young as 12 being given contraceptives.[MORE]
Qld Health rejects contraceptive implants without consent claims
Queensland Health has rejected accusations that GPs are giving contraceptive implants to young girls without parental consent. [MORE]
Blanket approach to teen pregnancy won't work in NT: AMA
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says a blanket approach to teenage contraception will not work in the Territory.[MORE]
Long-term use of the pill prevents ovarian cancer: study
A major study has found long-term use of the contraceptive pill gives women substantial protection from ovarian cancer.[MORE]
Chile fines pharmacies for not dispensing morning-after pill
The Chilean Government has fined more than 100 pharmacies for refusing to provide the 'morning-after' contraception pill. [MORE]
Walgett to get condom vending machines
Walgett, in north western New South Wales, is under the spotlight for an initiative designed to promote safer sexual practices. [MORE]
Beijing hotels told to stock all rooms with condoms
Beijing, preparing to host the 2008 Olympics, has ordered hotels to provide condoms in all bedrooms in a bid to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS after cases of infection soared 54 per cent in the first 10 months of this year.[MORE]
Morning after pill readily available in Sau Paulo
Brazil's most populous state is fighting strict abortion laws by virtually giving away the morning after pill. [MORE]
Study links contraceptive pill with cervical cancer
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A new study has confirmed that women who take the contraceptive pill are more at risk of developing cervical cancer.[MORE]
US approval for pill that stops periods
Health officials say a birth-control pill that may eliminate a woman's monthly menstrual period has won US approval.[MORE]
New contraception device available for women
There is a new form of contraception available for women.[MORE]
Most women view morning after pills "favourably"
A new report says more than 90 per cent of women between 15 and 24 years of age consider contraceptive morning after pills as safe and effective. [MORE]
Firm hopes spray-on condom will offer snug fit
A German company plans to launch a spray-on condom tailor-made for all sizes. [MORE]
Condom scheme promises Indigenous financial rewards
Young Aborigines will get a commission to sell condoms to their peers under an Indigenous sexual health program proposed for the Western Australian goldfields.[MORE]
'Condom trees' scheme may stretch to Pilbara
An unusual scheme operating in Broome, in northern Western Australia, to curb sexually transmitted infections, could be expanded to the Pilbara in the state's north-west.[MORE]
Pill alternative to be trialed in Australia
Australian women are being invited to trial a natural contraceptive pill that could have fewer side effects than the traditional variety.[MORE]
Some church groups offer 'condom tree' support
Some church groups in Broome have offered qualified support to a plan to hang free condoms from trees in an attempt to stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections in the Kimberley.[MORE]
MP promotes abstinence as AIDS reduction strategy
A Goldfields MP has told an international health forum in Fiji that abstinence should be one of several measures to be better promoted, to reduce the global incidence of AIDS.[MORE]
