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An enlightened conversation about vaccination, health and autonomy

Despite Lack of Efficacy, Birth Control Drugs Remain First Treatment for Endometriosis

by Natasha Hobley
4 Comments on Despite Lack of Efficacy, Birth Control Drugs Remain First Treatment for Endometriosis
Despite Lack of Efficacy, Birth Control Drugs Remain First Treatment for Endometriosis
For almost 70 years, combined estrogen-progestin birth control pills have been a first line treatment for symptoms associated with endometriosis. Like most ...

First-Trimester mRNA COVID Shot Linked to Late-Term Pregnancy Loss

by Amber Baker
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First-Trimester mRNA COVID Shot Linked to Late-Term Pregnancy Loss
Women who received their first mRNA COVID-19 shot during early pregnancy, specifically between weeks eight and 13, were significantly more ...

Study Finds Lower Conception Rates Among Women Who Got mRNA COVID Shots

by Amber Baker
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Study Finds Lower Conception Rates Among Women Who Got mRNA COVID Shots
A recent large-scale population study conducted in the Czech Republic and published this month in the International Journal of Risk ...

CDC Recommends SIX Vaccines During Pregnancy But Fewer Women are Complying

by Rishma Parpia
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CDC Recommends SIX Vaccines During Pregnancy But Fewer Women are Complying
Fewer women in the U.S. are complying with CDC recommendations to get vaccinated during pregnancy according to a report about ...

First Postpartum Depression Drug Fast Tracked and Licensed by FDA

by Natasha Hobley
4 Comments on First Postpartum Depression Drug Fast Tracked and Licensed by FDA
First Postpartum Depression Drug Fast Tracked and Licensed by FDA
On Aug. 4, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast tracked licensure of the oral prescription medication Zurzuvae ...

First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved by FDA

by Natasha Hobley
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First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill Approved by FDA
On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first ever non-prescription birth control pill. The ...

FDA Issues New Warning of Cancers Linked to Breast Implants

by Natasha Hobley
4 Comments on FDA Issues New Warning of Cancers Linked to Breast Implants
holding a breast implant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication on Sept. 8, 2022 warning that certain cancers may ...

FDA Reports Systemic Health Problems in Women With Breast Implants

by Rishma Parpia
6 Comments on FDA Reports Systemic Health Problems in Women With Breast Implants
breast implants
Breast implant surgery is the most common cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States, with more than 313,000 surgeries performed ...

California Offers Reparations to Survivors of Forced Sterilization in the Name of Public Health

by Natasha Hobley
6 Comments on California Offers Reparations to Survivors of Forced Sterilization in the Name of Public Health
preparing to perform sterilization
Jan. 1, 2022 marked the beginning of a $7.5 million California state program which is paying reparations to survivors of ...

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