FDA Approves New Contraceptive Pill Lybrel
The FDA approves an oral contraceptive that also eliminates menstruation.
Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel is now approved by the FDA to eliminate monthly menstrual periods. The drug has a lower level of synthetic hormones than other oral contraceptives and must be taken 365 days a year. According to a study by Wyeth, 59 percent of women had no periods after six months but 18% dropped out due to menstrual spotting.
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Perhaps the best way to make a “no”—as in not a yes decision, is, in fact, to make no decision—preventing the yes vote from ever happening.
Many are arguing that’s been the tactic of the FDA over the past two years with regard to making available over the counter the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill...referred to as “E.C.”
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Plan B OTC Revisted
For years the movement of the Plan B drug to over the counter status has been a controversial issue, but in 2003 the FDA made their first step towards making the change. One of their advisory panels voted 23 to 4 in favor of making the drug available over the counter; the application was, however rejected. The outcome has troubled many who believe its cause is politics: according to a report by the Government Accountability office, a non partisan Investigative Unit of Congress, there were several irregular actions taken by the FDA that were “unprecedented.”
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It’s back on the road again for 31 year old Jill Pearson. Jill, a technology trainer, travels extensively for work, but, monthly painful periods which included crushing migraines, were making her business trips unbearable. She decided to try Seasonale, one of the newer oral contraceptives, allowing her to get a period just four times a year. “I have total control of when I get my period, you know I get to decide, do I want it this week, do I want it next week, do I want to wait another month until I have it, and it just makes me in total control,” says Jill Pearson.
Seasonale and Seasonique are two innovative contraceptive regimens offering fewer periods over the course of a year. “Women are looking for options that will allow them to have better controlled menstrual cycles so that they can have less of the PMS, be more active and not really be tied down based on what time of the month it is, says gynecologist, Dr. Nancy Roberson Jasper of Columbia University.”
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Menstrual Cramps
When you have your menstrual period, you may get mild to bad menstrual cramps or pain in your abdomen or back. You may also have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, a headache, or lightheadedness. Some or all of these problems may start a day or two before your menstrual period and last for part of or all of your menstrual period. Menstrual cramps are caused by contractions of your uterus as the blood leaves your uterus.
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Depo Provera
Depro Provera is a birth control injection that a woman get every 3 months. It consists of a synthetic form of the female hormone progesterone.
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Can high levels of stress increase the risk of having painful periods? New research by Chicago researchers says it can.
Jessica Lindstrom is 27 years old, and although she’s totally healthy, sometimes her body turns on her at the time of the month. Her periods are agonizing. “I have intense lower back pain, nausea, and stomach irritation. There’s also pain when tightening the lower abdomen,” says Jessica.
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Every minute, a baby is born prematurely. Many of these babies are of extremely low birth weight.
Now, new research shows infections which are common in these infants are associated with poor development overall.
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