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• White House Alters Controversial Birth Control Rule

  By Steve Reinberg and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Facing a firestorm of criticism from Catholic leaders, the Obama administration on Friday said it will adjust its health care guideline mandating that religious employers provide women with access to birth control. In a shift from current policy, the White House is now saying [...]

• U.S. Health Secretary Says ‘No’ to Morning-After Pill for Younger Teens

  The emergency contraceptive called Plan B will not be made available without a prescription to young women under the age of 17, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Wednesday.

• Study: IUDs Lower Cervical Cancer Risk

  Intrauterine devices (IUDs) prevent unwanted pregnancies, and as an added benefit they may also help protect against cervical cancer, according to a new study in the Lancet Oncology, a British medical journal.

• U.S. Panel Recommends Free Coverage of Birth Control

  By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) — Women in the United States could have their birth control covered by insurance companies, free of co-pays, if provisions of a new report are enacted as part of last year’s landmark health-reform law. That is one of eight recommendations in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report that [...]

• Newer ‘Pill’ Linked to Higher Risk of Blood Clots

  By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) — Newer forms of birth control pills may carry a higher risk of serious blood clots than earlier oral contraceptives. Women taking the “fourth generation” pills containing drospirenone, a new type of progestogen hormone, had double to triple the risk of blood clots compared to women taking levonorgestrel-containing [...]