Teens Should Be Offered IUDs, Top Doctors’ Group Says
Spike Mafford/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A leading group of physicians who advise on women’s health has issued new guidelines recommending for the first time that doctors offer intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implantable contraception — methods…
Birth Control: New Research Gives Boost to IUD Effectiveness
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Twenty-seven-year-old Julie Vonder Haar of St. Louis describes herself as a smart and responsible person, but like many women, she found it difficult to remember taking her birth control pills while juggling four jobs….
IUDs Work Best for Emergency Contraceptive, Study Finds
Spike Mafford/Photodisc/Thinkstock(PRINCETON, N.J.) — Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, have been shown to be the best and most reliable emergency contraceptive for women, according to a new study published in the journal Human Reproduction.An IUD is a T…