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81. "Morning After Pill" Doesn't Change Sex Habits
    

    Jan 4, 2005 -- Opponents of a move to make the "morning after pill" available without a prescription say that this type of easier access will lead to riskier sexual behaviors. But the largest study ever to examine the issue showed no evidence that this is the case. The trial involving more than 2,00

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82. Doubts Raised About Birth Control Pill Study
    

    Dec. 17, 2004 -- Recent research suggesting that birth control pills slightly lower women's risk of heart disease was flawed, says the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). It also announced that it doubts the validity of a separate study that suggests birth control pills reduce breast

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83. Birth Control Pills May Keep Knee Injury-Free
    

    Nov. 18, 2004 -- Women taking birth control pills have greater knee stability than those not using birth control pills, according to a Canadian study. Women are four to eight times more likely to injure their knees than men, say the McGill University researchers, who included Paul Martineau, MD, chi

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84. New Lead for a Male Contraceptive
    

    Nov. 17, 2004 -- The search for a male contraceptive has taken an unexpected twist. Researchers may have found a way to prevent sperm from swimming forward, which could lead to a new form of birth control that doesn't tamper with men's hormone levels. Once ejaculated, sperm swim forward toward the e

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85. Reversible Male Contraception May Work
    

    Nov. 11, 2004 -- A new method of contraception for men may be one step closer to reality, according to a study in the Nov. 12 issue of the journal Science. Currently, men have two contraceptive options -- vasectomy and condoms -- and scientists are also working on developing hormonal contraception f

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86. Birth Control Pills May Lower Health Risks
    

    Oct. 20, 2004 -- Birth control pills may lower women's risk of certain cancers and heart disease, according to two new studies from Wayne State University. The studies, which were presented in Philadelphia at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, used data from the Wo

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87. Depo Provera May Raise STD Risks
    

    Aug. 23, 2004 -- Women who use the injectable contraceptive Depo Provera may face a higher risk of some sexually transmitted diseases, according to a new study. Researchers found women who used Depo Provera were more than three times as likely to become infected with chlamydia or gonorrhea over the

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88. Birth Control, HRT, and Sex Drive
    

    June 9, 2004 -- A new study examining monkey lust may help explain why so many women taking hormones for birth control or menopause complain of losing their sex drive. Researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta reported that female pigtail macaques showed far less intere

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89. Birth Control Shot May Cause Bone Loss
    

    May 14, 2004 -- New research confirms that the injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera promotes steady bone loss, but it is not yet clear if using the birth control method increases a woman's osteoporosis risk later in life. Women in the study who used Depo-Provera for two years had losses in bone min

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90. Vasectomies Don't Always Prevent Pregnancy
    

    May 5, 2004 -- As many as one in 100 vasectomies may fail to prevent pregnancy within five years of the procedure, a new study shows. Researchers say that the study shows that like other birth control methods, vasectomies are not always 100% effective. The study showed that six pregnancies were repo

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