"Birth control in the United States" from_date:2012

How the Pill Became a Lifestyle Drug: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Birth Control in the United States Since 1960. Marketing decisions, rather than scientific innovations, have guided the development and positioning of contraceptive products in recent years. I review the stalled progress in contraceptive development in the decades following the advent of the Pill in 1960 and then examine

Tubal ligation and risk of endometrial cancer: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative Bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) is a common form of birth control in the United States. There are limited, contradictory data examining BTL and the risk of endometrial cancer and none examining type I and type II cancers separately. We investigated the association between BTL and endometrial cancer risk

, technical and medical journals and textbooks were not subject to this regulation, and physicians continued to discuss both issues and technologies pertaining to birth control.[26]The early 20th century saw a resurgence of interest in birth control in the United States, due largely to the efforts of Margaret Sanger, Fania Mindell and other social activists. One of the most outspoken advocates . ^ Brodie, Contraception and Abortion, pp. 190 and 212. 6. ^ Esther Katz, "The History of Birth Control in the United States," in History of Medicine (Routledge, 1988), vol. 4, pp. 89–90 online; Andrea Tone, Controlling Reproduction: An American History p. 215 online. 7. ^ Donna Dennis, Licentious Gotham: Erotic Publishing and Its Prosecution in Nineteenth-Century New York (Harvard University Press

Description Study Design Arms and Interventions Outcome Measures Eligibility Criteria Contacts and Locations More Information Brief Summary: Combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs) are the most commonly used hormonal form of birth control in the United States with at least 87% of women of reproductive age reporting oral contraceptive use at some point in their lives (9). Despite their frequent use, the six an impairment of egg maturation in comparison to paired historic controls following ovarian follicle stimulation.Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase Contraception Drug: Cilostazol Phase 2 Show detailed description Hide detailed description Detailed Description: Combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs) are the most commonly used hormonal form of birth control