MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'emergency contraception'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:27:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696587&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F10%2Fsunday-news-round-up-whining-about-the-heat-edition%2F This week I added one more lecture to the list of lectures I need to write up for posts here; this week it was Kevin Pho, better known as KevinMD. I’ll have more detail and commentary later, but I particularly appreciated his closing remark that patients *are* going online for health information, and physicians can either roll their eyes and resist or get on board – I’ve made the same argument in various posts here. One more example of the Tennessee state legislature being up to utter hateful bullshit: Legislature moves quickly to nullify council’s newly adopted nondiscrimination ordinance. Nashville passed an ordinance basically meaning that businesses contracting with the metro government have to have nondiscrimination policies in place that include protections a... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696587 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:40:39 +0100 4696587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489975&cid=t_91824_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FdsaU2XBQVDI%2F When we think of pharmaceutical waste, frogs may not be the first subject that comes to mind. But a new study suggests these little creatures can be rendered sterile when levonorgestrel - a progestogen that is used in contraceptives, cancer treatments and hormone replacement therapy - is released into the environment by way of sewage systems. Female tadpoles that swam in water containing low concentrations of levonorgestrel wound up with a higher proportion of immature ovarian egg cells and lacked oviducts, resulting in sterility, according to the study in Aquatic Toxicology (see the abstract here; item 16 and here is a statement). The researchers, who examined the African clawed frog (see the pic), explain that the development of a frog’s reproductive organs begins during the tadpol... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489975 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:51:05 +0100 4489975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225171&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F02%2Fcommentary-on-the-princeton-abortion-conference-new-u-s-sti-data-and-more%2F Over at Our Bodies Our Blog, I have compiled some commentary from the recent “common ground” abortion conference at Princeton, including my own annoyance at William Saletan’s proposal to achieve common ground by having women simply surrender some more of their access to abortion. I also have links to info on SisterSong’s upcoming “Let’s Talk About Sex” conference (with a focus on women of color and reproductive justice), pointers to the Center for Reproductive Rights’s renewed efforts to expand access to emergency contraception, and a bit about new data on U.S. sexually transmitted infections from the CDC. Short version: yay, data!, but women and infants are two separate things. Filed under: Abortion, Access, Rights, & Choice, Contracep... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225171 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:20:13 +0100 4225171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868710&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F15%2Fsunday-news-round-up-hot-tomato-edition%2F Yesterday I went to the Tomato Art Fest here in Nashville. It was almost 100 degrees out, and I was coated head to toe in sunscreen (good thing, because there was practically no shade). I really enjoyed much of the tomato art at the Art & Invention Gallery, especially the handful of pieces that made me laugh out loud. I got to see Whit Hill & the Postcards perform. I love them, and didn’t realize until their show that they have relocated from Detroit to Nashville. I also had the cantelope popsicle from Las Paletas. Yum. On to items of interest from the week: This past week was the first annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice, and Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz has a blog carnival rounding up posts from the week. Joan has had two abortions! They are just wrapping u... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868710 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:29:03 +0100 3868710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848856&cid=t_91824_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fiud-most-effective-emergency-contraceptive%2F photo: Thinkstock A new study shows that a copper intrauterine device (IUD) was 100% effective in preventing pregnancy as a form of emergency contraception in 2,000 Chinese women. The IUD was implanted in the women up to five days after they had unprotected sex, and it prevented pregnancy in all women who followed up with doctors (all but 70 of the original 2,000). These findings suggest that the rate of pregnancy while using the IUD as emergency contraception could be even less than 1 in 1,000, while the rate of pregnancy with Plan B (the “morning after pill”) is 1 in 100. Do you have an IUD, or would you get one for emergency contraception? Let us know by taking the poll below. #MicroPollDiv_270089 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } via Reuters Post from: BlissTree IUD: Mos... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848856 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:57:23 +0100 3848856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3787128&cid=t_91824_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Femergency-contraception-after-emergency-sex-2%2F People in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, codependency or gambling may need emergency contraception on occasion. After all, sometimes there is an emergent sexual arousal If you’ve had unprotected intercourse and don’t want to get pregnant, you still have a method of birth control at your disposal: emergency contraception (EC). Unlike other forms of contraception, EC can be used after intercourse to prevent pregnancy. After an unprotected sexual encounter, you have a window of between 3 and 5 days in which to use EC, although the sooner you use it, the better it works. There are three methods of EC in current use: a single dose of contraceptive pills called Plan B, a series of two doses of contraceptive pills called the Yuzpe method, and insertion of an IUD. All o... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3787128 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:07:00 +0100 3787128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678512&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F19%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-emergency-contraception-and-revisiting-vbac-standards%2F At Our Bodies Our Blog from this week, I have posts on an FDA committee’s recommendation of approval of new emergency contraception drug, and ACOG on VBAC: In Their Own Words, on recent commentaries from the ob/gyn organization’s leadership and whether they might predict a shift in professional thinking about vaginal birth after cesarean. Meanwhile, C has a post on the politics of fathering. Our Bodies Ourselves is currently working on a 40th edition of the book to be released in 2011 – the Word By Word campaign is soliciting donations to support this effort, and donors can get their name or a name of their choosing in this edition. Filed under: Access, Rights, & Choice, Birth, Contraception (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678512 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:02:43 +0100 3678512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460118&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F11%2Fsunday-news-round-up-back-online-edition%2F I’m finally back online at home! While I’ve been away, I’ve learned adult/child CPR/AED use and infant CPR, registered to be an organ donor, listened to a lot of classical music on the radio courtesy of the local public radio station, played a lot of Rummy and lost at Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit (as usual), had my first lunch at Swett’s, and read B is for Beer, Warbreaker, War Dances, The Lassa Ward and half of Middlemarch. Here are some things that transpired or were written with style in the interim. First, Our Bodies Ourselves is accepting nominations for the 2010 Women’s Health Heroes awards. Nominations are due by the end of this month, so make yours today! OBOS has also launched the Word by Word campaign, in which a donation to support the organi... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460118 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:02:34 +0100 3460118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262563&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F10%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-emergency-contraception-a-panel-discussion-at-wellesley-and-spanish-language-posts%2F At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a post on an emergency contraception drug working its way through the approval process in the U.S. and info on an upcoming panel discussion in Wellesley, MA on new mammography and breast self-examination recommendations featuring speakers from the National Women’s Health Network and Black Women’s Health Imperative. I’m also really thrilled to see more Spanish-language posts going up – here’s the Spanish version of a recent one of mine on the reversal of the HPV vaccine requirement for U.S. immigrant women. Thanks to our volunteer translator! Filed under: Boobs, Cancer, Events & Observances, Government, HPV, Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262563 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:29:18 +0100 3262563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171830&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F13%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-emergency-contraception-for-military-women%2F At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a post about proposed legislation to make emergency contraception available at all military health centers (as well as a somewhat cleaned up version of my post on the Florida court-ordered bed rest case – I can’t even say how much I love having an editor at OBOB). Posted in Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Access, Rights, & Choice, Birth, Contraception, Ethics, Laws, Legislation, & Courts, Pregnancy (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171830 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:31:21 +0100 3171830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3137480&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F02%2Ften-years-in-womens-and-reproductive-health-a-bloggy-look-back%2F What with the new year and decade and all, it seems appropriate to engage in a bit of reflection. First, the blog itself. This year will mark the 5th anniversary of Women’s Health News – I first posted on May 19, 2005, although that was at the blogspot location. While this little blog is not among what most people would name as the top medical or top feminist blogs, I don’t worry too much about traffic, or increasing traffic, so long as at least a a few people are finding it useful and I’m not too overworked to deal with it. So, I expect to continue on for a bit longer. Will it make it to the decade mark? Who knows. I do sometimes find the lack of comments discouraging, but it is what it is. If there is anything you’d like to see covered more often, or less of... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3137480 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:04:27 +0100 3137480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118830&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F23%2Fback-up-your-birth-control-this-new-years-eve-a-message-from-granny%2F The video below* is a kind of funny approach to promoting safer sex (and advance planning for said safer sex). It features several women reading text messages aloud, messages that have been erroneously sent by their grandchildren in the midst of New Year’s Eve partying and are often awkward or sexual. The key point is that it’s easy to accidentally text your grandmother during such celebrations (possibly while inebriated**, I’m guessing), and other things – such as your contraception – can easily go wrong, too. As it notes, condoms break, pills are forgotten, so you should back up your birth control. If you go to the associated website, dontdroptheball.org (from the National Institute for Reproductive Health), it becomes clear that they’re suggesting ac... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118830 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:19:25 +0100 3118830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2625944&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F21%2Fcollege-kids-with-misinformation-the-emergency-contraception-edition%2F Like about whether emergency contraception is the same is abortion. A new issue of JOGNN includes results from a survey of college students on the topic – female college students at Adelphi University* were surveyed in 2007 about their knowledge, perceptions, and use of emergency contraception as well as past pregnancies and related topics. About 600 women completed the survey. Among the findings: “Nearly 40% were unsure if EC was the same as RU-486 (mifepristone); 8% indicated that they believed EC and RU-486 were the same.” “Nearly 95% responded affirmatively when asked if they knew of the availability of EC in the United States; however, one third responded that a prescription was required to obtain EC.” “…only 8% of respondents indicated that ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2625944 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:12:15 +0100 2625944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2605929&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F15%2Fat-our-bodies-our-blog-sorting-out-plan-b-availability%2F There have been new approvals for generic, one-pill, and OTC access for 17-year-olds related to Plan B that – to me, at least – make figuring out what is available to who (whom? I never get that right) kind of confusing. For example, there’s a new generic version, but women 18 and older can’t officially have it yet, but they maybe could as an off-label prescription. Yesterday at Our Bodies Our Blog, I went over the new approvals and products, and included a handy (I hope) table in an attempt to clarify the availability issue for the current situation. Head on over and take a look. On a semi-related note, I keep meaning to take a photo of the instructions that come with my oral contraceptive, instructions that fold out to the size of a person. I have a graduate degr... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2605929 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:19:19 +0100 2605929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561194&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F30%2Fassorted-fda-related-updates-transparency-tylenol-and-cookie-dough%2F The FDA has a transparency blog up at http://fdatransparencyblog.fda.gov/ where the agency is asking the public for comments on how they can do better at being transparent. For example, question 3 is “What tools, techniques, processes, or other mechanisms should FDA use to be more effective in providing useful and understandable information?” There are very few comments thus far, so go on over and share your thoughts. FDA Confirms E. Coli O157:H7 in Prepackaged Nestlé Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough. Do not want. I’d be interested in knowing how many of the infected ate the raw dough vs. prepared cookies, because I know I never make cookies without scarfing up a bit of the raw dough. Don’t eat ‘em either way for now (raw or baked), because they’ve... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561194 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:50:02 +0100 2561194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306057&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F29%2Fweekly-news-round-up-4%2F The New England Journal of Medicine has a Perspectives piece from Julie D. Cantor, M.D., J.D. about the HHS conscience rule. Don’t forget - you have only until April 9 to submit your public comment regarding the potential rescinding of the rule. At Our Bodies Our Blog, Christine points to real problems with the seemingly innocuous Real Age quiz online, including how your responses are sold off to advertisers. A colleague found this story that I see as related, How Big Pharma Listens in on Doctor Networks. C also linked to the webcast, The Effect of the Economic Downturn on the Health of Communities of Color, which is archived online. I haven’t seen it yet, but I recently learned of the film Not Yet Rain, and the descrip sounds promising: Not Yet Rain, a Lisa Russell film pro... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306057 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:01:47 +0100 2306057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056349&cid=t_91824_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F489665912%2F The Illinois Supreme Court ruled a circuit court must consider a lawsuit brought by two pharmacists who claim they should not be required to dispense emergency contraception because it violates their religious beliefs, the Associated Press reports. At issue is the argument that the pharmacists are being forced to choose between livelihood and conscience. Three years ago, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich issued a rule prohibiting pharmacies from turning away women seeking emergency contraception, sometimes called the morning-after pill, which is sold as Plan B by Barr Pharmaceuticals. The pill reduces the chance of pregnancy if taken within three days after sex. It works by preventing ovulation or fertilization and interfering with implantation of a fertilized egg, which some people consid... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056349 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:01 +0100 2056349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416438&cid=t_91824_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F282243438%2F This issue gets thornier all the time. A federal appeals court let stand a lower court ruling that allows Washington state pharmacists to refuse to sell the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill on religious grounds. The pill, which is sold by Barr Laboratories, prevents fertilized eggs from implanting, which some people believe is the same as abortion. Generally, Plan B is available over the counter to women who are at least 18 years old, but by prescription to those under 18. US District Judge Ronald Leighton found that the state rules force pharmacists into an unconstitutional choice between their religious beliefs and their work, Reuters writes. State officials and several women had asked the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend the judge’s preliminary injunction, which bar... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416438 Fri, 02 May 2008 17:29:17 +0100 1416438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1314429&cid=t_91824_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F254502166%2F A group of pharmacists is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to throw out a rule that forces them to dispense the Plan B emergency contraception pill despite their moral objections, claiming it amounts to illegal coercion, the Associated Press reports. The pill, which is sold by Barr Labs, is generally available over the counter to women who are at least 18 years old, but by prescription to those under 18. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich issued the rule in 2005, prohibiting pharmacies from turning away women seeking emergency contraception. But pharmacists who don’t want to dispense Plan B say it’s tantamount to abortion, and argue that Illinois law protects them from choosing between violating their consciences and losing their licenses, and that they shouldn’t have to ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1314429 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:38:21 +0100 1314429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=396066&cid=t_91824_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fmiscarriage-of-justice.html These stories have been covered elsewhere, but they bear repeating, to as many people who will listen. Woman Raped, Taken to Jail, Denied Emergency ContraceptionIn Tampa, FL, a woman was raped, called 911, and was taken to the hopsital for an examination. According to this story, "When they [police] started checking the victim's background, they discovered she had an arrest warrant out for her." The story does not indicate whether it is standard practice to check the crime victim's record. The woman was apparently not aware of the warrant (from when she was a juvenile), and her attorney says it was a paperwork error. The just raped woman was taken to jail in handcuffs and denied bond. Although the hospital had prescribed emergency contraception, the jail's medical supervisor would not allo... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=396066 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:32:00 +0100 396066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470425&cid=t_91824_117_f&fid=34775&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.webmd.com%2Fhealthy-children%2F2006%2F08%2Fwhy-you-gotta-love-plan-b.html Excellent news!"Plan B", a "morning-after" pill to prevent pregnancy, has been cleared by the FDA to be sold without a prescription to anyone over 18 years of age.To ensure the age requirement is met, Plan B will be stored behind the counter in pharmacies. IDs will be checked.Under age 18 requires a doctor's prescription {more about that later}. I hope we all agree that this a much-needed, major step forward in preventing unwanted pregnancies. And I hope we all agree that this is a worthy goal, that every child should be a wanted child. Did you know: There are an estimated 3,000,000 unwanted pregnancies/year (about 1/2 of all pregnancies!) in the U.S. Of these, about 1/2 are terminated by abortion and 1/2 are carried to completion.Among poor women in 1994-2001, unintended pregnancies resul... Healthy Children blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470425 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:00:00 +0100 470425