birth control
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The FDA Has Cleared Its First Digital Birth Control App
Couples in the US looking to either conceive or avoid pregnancy will now have a new tool available to them. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced it has permitted a digital birth control app to be marketed as such in the US. The app, called Natural Cycles, is the first medical device of…
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A Once-A-Day Male Birth Control Pill Shows Promise In Human Trial
One of the latest experimental candidates for a male birth control drug is a compound that would be taken much like the daily birth control pill available for women. A pilot study presented yesterday at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting suggests that the compound – called dimethandrolone undecanoate (DMAU) – can be safe and effective…
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This Honeycomb Pattern Condom Feels Like An Overpriced Gimmick
“What if, just one time, I chose differently,” Charlie Sheen said, addressing 100 or so people standing in a Manhattan warehouse space amidst erotic dancers and a 1.2m penis ice sculpture at the launch of the LELO HEX condom. If we’re to believe the lofty claims from “pleasure object” manufacturer LELO, the lowly condom has…
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These Thermometers Make An Unreliable Birth Control Method Less Sketchy
Women have been manually tracking their cycles for centuries. You’ve likely heard the terms “rhythm method” or “natural family planning” from older generations; today, it’s the more scientifically informed “fertility awareness”. But as far as birth control options go, monitoring certain health cues to help women avoid getting pregnant still gets a bad rap —…