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Religion and faith
Pope Francis' View on Contraception Could Impact AIDS Work

Catholic organizations around the world are still digesting how the selection of Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, now Pope Francis , might impact their work, and that includes disease-prevention efforts.

Published
15 March 2013
From
ABC News
Contraception
Marge Berer on Depo-Provera and informed choice

From one perspective, a method that a woman need only renew once every three months was a gift. One injection four times a year and no fear of unwanted pregnancy. But the potential for abuse of this method was obvious from the beginning, and abuse there was, from paternalistic family planning providers.

Published
20 February 2013
From
BMJ Group blogs
Condoms and lubricant
Bill to Expand Birth Control Is Approved in Philippines

After a ferocious national debate that pitted family members against one another, and some faithful Catholics against their church, the Philippine Congress passed legislation on Monday to help the country’s poorest women gain access to birth control.

Published
19 December 2012
From
New York Times
Microbicides
Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV

A University of Washington team has developed a versatile platform to simultaneously offer contraception and prevent HIV. Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers can dissolve to release drugs, providing a platform for cheap, discrete and reversible protection.

Published
10 December 2012
From
University of Washington press release
Contraception
The latest word on hormonal contraception and HIV

In early 2012, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced it could not conclusively determine whether hormonal contraceptive injections increased the risk of HIV transmission. Almost a year later, WHO is still struggling to communicate clear guidance for women using injectable contraceptives, who are largely in the dark about these concerns, say activists, even as scientists are developing a clinical trial that could finally offer answers.

Published
06 December 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Condoms and lubricant
Condom Use Drops When Young Women Use Hormonal Contraceptives

Young women who start using hormonal contraceptives for birth control often stop using condoms, but a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that if they later discontinue using hormonal contraceptives, they tend not to resume using condoms. This leaves them open to both unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Published
25 October 2012
From
Science Daily
Young people
What does the US presidential election mean for young people's sexual health?

Madeleine French analyses Barack Obama and Mitt Romney's policies on issues such as abortion and contraception.

Published
19 October 2012
From
The Guardian
HIV prevention policy
Time for multiple prevention technologies (MPTs) is now

Multiple prevention technologies for sexual and reproductive health, also called combination or dual technologies, include vaccines, microbicides and devices like intravaginal rings, diaphragms, and are designed to address multiple sexual and reproductive health needs, including prevention of unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, and other reproductive track infections (RTI).

Published
23 August 2012
From
Citizen News Service
Contraception
Research 'raises male pill hope'

Scientists believe they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice.

Published
17 August 2012
From
BBC
Contraception
The right to know: women’s choices, Depo-Provera and HIV

The Depo-HIV issue is at present hotly debated and essentially the consensus among policy makers has so far favoured inaction and incomplete disclosure (exemplified implicitly, perhaps by WHO and CDC) versus accepting the results at hand and acting on them. Both sides are well intentioned but a policy based on depriving the public and clients of a truthful understanding of their risks cannot in our view, be justified. Many thoughtful participants in this debate are in agreement with our position, that women should have full access to information and choice of methods.

Published
21 July 2012
From
Open Democracy
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