Read more birth control pill stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12530/birth-control-pill.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71225/women-on-pill-shun-manly-men-for-boys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen have been on the pill for so long that its impact on their hormones may have significantly reduced their attraction to "manly men" in favor of more boyish males, say researchers. Forty years of contraception use could explain the change in Hollywood idols from tough guys like Jimmy Cagney...http://www.newser.com/story/71225/women-on-pill-shun-manly-men-for-boys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 4:28:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63673/docs-well-quit-if-obama-lifts-bush-abortion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome doctors who oppose abortion say they’ll quit their jobs if President Obama repeals Bush regulations that allow health care professionals to refuse to perform operations that are in opposition with their beliefs, NPR reports. A Christian Medical Association report found that “90% of those surveyed said they will quit...http://www.newser.com/story/63673/docs-well-quit-if-obama-lifts-bush-abortion-rules.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 12:28:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58416/republicans-dont-get-sex-meghan-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBristol Palin's campaign to preach birth control with a baby at home again proves what Meghan McCain has always known: Republicans don't "get" sex. "God forbid anyone talk realistically about life experiences and natural, sexual instincts. Nope, the answer is always abstinence," she writes in her Daily Beast column. She's...http://www.newser.com/story/58416/republicans-dont-get-sex-meghan-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 21:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55226/gene-may-yield-male-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA newly identified gene that causes a type of male infertility may be the key to eventually developing a male oral contraceptive pill, the Independent reports. The gene, CATSPER1, enables sperm to wriggle through the outside of an unfertilized egg. A drug that could switch the gene on and off...http://www.newser.com/story/55226/gene-may-yield-male-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 13:24:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49647/mom-on-pill-has-twins-twice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British woman has given birth to her second set of twins conceived while on birth control pills, the Daily Mail reports. Doctors say the odds are more than 11 million to one. Carly O'Brien—who switched to a stronger pill after the first pair came along—says she was...http://www.newser.com/story/49647/mom-on-pill-has-twins-twice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 8:26:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39504/pregnancy-pact-hs-to-offer-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Massachusetts high school where 17 teens got pregnant last year presumably as part of a "pregnancy pact" has decided to distribute birth control pills and condoms to students, the Boston Globe reports. A school official said birth control would only be available with parental consent, adding that he hoped...http://www.newser.com/story/39504/pregnancy-pact-hs-to-offer-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Oct 2008 4:46:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34778/women-on-pill-choose-the-wrong-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe pill skews women's choice of partners because the contraceptive disrupts the sense of smell, according to new research. Women usually seek partners who have an odor that indicates dissimilar genes. That's important because a gene mix tends to produce healthier offspring. But research shows women using the pill tend...http://www.newser.com/story/34778/women-on-pill-choose-the-wrong-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 3:55:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32333/vasectomy-is-young-mans-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce exclusive to the over-40 crowd, vasectomies are increasingly popular among young men who want condom-free sex and no fears of Daddydom. But there's also a control component, writes Richard Morgan in Details : These men are taking charge of birth control, not leaving it up to the woman. "I don't...http://www.newser.com/story/32333/vasectomy-is-young-mans-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 11:44:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23577/jj-hid-birth-control-patch-risks-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohnson & Johnson doctored data to get its birth control patch FDA-approved, according to a class action lawsuit that claims Ortho-Evra caused blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. A J&J scientist allegedly doctored the data with a "correction factor" for the FDA, lowering estrogen-related risk by 60%: He "presented a...http://www.newser.com/story/23577/jj-hid-birth-control-patch-risks-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Apr 2008 16:40:00 CDT