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Do hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse

More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, many people also use hormonal contraceptives to manage a variety of symptoms related to menstruation,…

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Millions of mosquitoes released in Hawaii to save rare birds from extinction

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria

The Guardian - UK

London women are falling pregnant on Ozempic — but no one knows if it's safe yet

As women in the UK are hit by the great ‘Ozempic pregnancy scare’ sweeping the US, fertility experts warn of its potential risks

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A threat to contraception remains

The Right to Contraception Act failed to pass, worrying reproductive rights experts about access in the future

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A male birth control gel is one step closer to reality, and that’s worth celebrating

A male equivalent to the female birth control pill has not yet materialized, but a clinical trial shows encouraging results

The Guardian - US

This Experimental Male Birth Control Works Even Better Than Expected

The treatment, known as NES/T, just completed its phase two clinical trial with flying colors.

Inverse

GOP's Plan B attack: Blunt force lying

Democrats call out the Trump-levels of lying by forcing Republicans to once again vote against birth control rights

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Republicans kill birth control access

Democrats sought to codify the right to birth control access into law, and put their GOP colleagues on the record

Salon

Democrats back Republicans into a corner and shine light on extremist stances on contraception

Only two Republican senators agreed to bring the Right to Contraception Act to a vote

The Independent UK

Senate Republicans block bill to recognize legal right to contraception

As expected, Right to Contraception act falls short of garnering the 60 votes Senate Democrats needed to advance the bill

The Guardian - US

The uncomfortable truth about male contraceptives – women just can’t trust men

A revolutionary new gel shows promise in lowering sperm counts. But Helen Coffey still can’t envisage a future where we hand over reproductive responsibility to the opposite sex

The Independent UK

A Brand New Male Birth Control Worked Astonishingly Well In Mice — Are Humans Next?

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a potential new male contraceptive target involving the protein STK33.

Inverse

Male birth control is safe and effective

Researchers announced encouraging trial results, bringing male birth control one step closer to approval

Salon

Male birth control gel ‘takes effect sooner than similar contraceptives’ ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

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The Independent UK

New male contraceptive is safe, effective and reversible

Study in mice shows that after a period without drug treatment, the test subjects recovered to become fertile again

Salon

Trump can't fix his birth control mess

Trump's attacks on contraception were unrelenting. He even asked the Supreme Court to block women's access

Reason

The War on Birth Control That Wasn't

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Reality TV Star Monica Garcia Expecting Fifth Child At 40

Former 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star Monica Garcia announces unexpected pregnancy with her 29-year-old boyfriend despite being on birth control....

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