Contraception
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Today’s top news highlights: Remdesivir data dive, FDA approves contraceptive gel
FDA approves the first contraceptive gel and researchers published full results from a remdesivir trial.
Latest News
FDA approves Phexxi for use as an on-demand contraceptive
This is the first nonhormonal vaginal pH regulator contraceptive, the company says.
Feature
Justices appear split over birth control mandate case
U.S. Supreme Court justices appear divided over whether the Trump administration acted properly when it expanded exemptions under the Affordable...
Conference Coverage
Menstrual cup use with copper IUDs linked to higher expulsion rates
“The study is innovative and important in being the first prospective study to evaluate the association between menstrual cup use and IUD...
Latest News
iPLEDGE allows at-home pregnancy tests during pandemic
Conference Coverage
High BMI does not complicate postpartum tubal ligation
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS – Complications occurred in 2% of patients at one center, and the proportion of patients with a complication did not...
Guidelines
New guideline offers recommendations for reproductive health in patients with rheumatic diseases
Among its many recommendations, the guideline strongly advises that women with RMD considering pregnancy switch to pregnancy‐compatible medication...
From the Journals
Community-wide initiative ups teen LARC adoption sixfold
The approach spread education and training broadly among community workers and in medical settings.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves weekly contraceptive patch Twirla
The levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol contraceptive is contraindicated in obese women.
From the Journals
High-dose progesterone to reverse mifepristone held still 'experimental'
A study investigating high-dose progesterone as a mifepristone antagonist ends early because of hemorrhage.
Conference Coverage
Oral contraceptive use associated with smaller hypothalamic and pituitary volumes
CHICAGO – The clinical relevance of the difference isn’t known, but it can inform further research directions.