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Director of FDA's Office of Women's Health Resigns by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 10:28pm In another chapter of the saga of levonorgestrel , Plan B™, Dr. Susan F. Wood, Assistant F.D.A. Commissioner and Director of FDA's Office of Women's Health, has resigned... health." Besides allowing greater access, making levonorgestrel available OTC would avoid the problems associated with some pharmacists' claim to a right not to dispense Read on »

The Morning After Pill Commercial – Currently being Shown in the UK from Bayer by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Tue 12 May 2009 3:59pm =""> Actually, the commercial is for Levonelle (Levonorgestrel), Bayer Schering’s EU version of Plan B. Bayer began showing the cartoon/animated commercial last week in the UK. Ready Read on »

Ella: Bad News for Women and Families by Soulful Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Aug 2010 12:58pm A French drug company has developed a new “morning-after” pill, according to the Washington Post . Marketed under the brand name of ella, proponents have described it as emergency contraception for up to five days. Now you may recall that a drug called “ Plan B ” (levonorgestrel) is already on the market, and is in fact available without Read on »

A Lucid Guide to Plan B Emergency Contraception by rajesh moganti

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Posted Wed 05 May 2010 11:52pm . The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its consent to duo emergency contraceptive pill brands with progestin levonorgestrel present as the common constituent in them- Plan... found ECP to be effectual up to nearly 120 hours following no-contraception sexual contact. ECP has the commonly employed progestin levonorgestrel and has no estrogen presence Read on »

Relative Risk Reduction vs Absolute Risk Reduction Part 3 by Alvin B. Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 16 May 2012 3:00am Remember last month's review of absolute vs relative risk ? We looked at how the use of drospirenone doubled to tripled the relative risk of blood clots compared to women not taking any contraception, yet the overall or absolute risk of a deep venous thromboembolism (DVT) remained quite small compared to the number expected during pregnanc ... Read on »

Robots to Help Children With Autism by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Fri 13 Aug 2010 12:00am levonorgestrel emergency contraceptives. According to the product's labeling, women with known or suspected pregnancy and women who are breastfeeding should not use ella. A patient Read on »

FDA Approved Bio Identical HRT Versus Premarin and Cancer – Where’s the Numbers FDA and Pharma? by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 08 Jan 2010 1:15pm are synthesized hormones that mimic those produced in women's ovaries, more natural than those produced from horses. You can read more about Estradiol and Levonorgestrel here. Dr Read on »

FDA Approves Ella Tablets for Prescription Emergency Contraception by Medline Plus Posted Mon 16 Aug 2010 2:48pm during menstruation (dysmenorrhea), fatigue, and dizziness. The profile of side effects for ella is similar to that of FDA-approved levonorgestrel emergency contraceptives Read on »

FDA Approves Additional Use for IUD Mirena to Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in IUD Users by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:04pm /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mirena (levonorgestrel intrauterine system) to treat heavy menstrual bleeding in women who use intrauterine contraception as their method of pregnancy prevention. This is the first intrauterine device approved by the FDA for this additional indication. Mirena was approved Read on »

Periods-Punctuating Lybrel Combination Birth Control Pills – Pros and Cons by rajesh moganti

Posted Wed 31 Mar 2010 11:05pm Lybrel is a type of combination birth control pills intended on supplying an active daily hormones dosage totally putting a halt to a woman’s menses for a year’s time. It is an extended-cycle, orally taken birth control pills containing small dosages of ethinyl estradiol (twenty micrograms) and levonorgestrel (ninety micrograms) intended for year-long usage Read on »

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