Sentences with phrase «of women on the pill»

This relationship stability might be caused by the bias of women on the pill toward low - testosterone men, who tend to be more faithful.

In contrast, the mate preferences of women on the pill remain pretty stable and they do not show that same cyclical preferences for masculinity.

This is why the sexual and romantic lives of women on the pill are different from those of «naturally cycling» women (i.e., women who refrain from using the pill and other birth control methods that alter their hormone levels).

Not exact matches

Like a lot of women who take hormonal birth control, some men gained weight on the pill.

Not only have sales been meager, but the pill and its manufacturer — Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx)-- rate poorly on several measures that should be of concern to women and doctors, according to an advocacy group that on Thursday released a report card for the drug's one - year anniversary.

Fighters from Islamic State are using forced birth control on their sex slaves to avoid pregnancies that might halt the cycle of sexual abuse.The women and girls, some as young as 16, have described being force - fed pills.

As many Catholic woman I know can attest to, who have seen the unique expression that passes across their doctors face» a mingling of disbelief, mirth, and disapprobation» when told, «No really, I am quite sure, I do not need to be on the pill,» there is a great need for genuinely Catholic women's health care.

Speaking of women's health, how about the very high risks of arterial and venous blood clots for those young women on the pill?

I am a women in her late 40's and was on the birth control pill for many years not realizing the great increase risk of breast cancer the pill causes or even the church teaching on birth control.

Woman on the pill is thus not only freed from the practical risk of pregnancy; she has, wittingly or not, begun to redefine the meaning of her own womanliness.

All they are saying is they should not be forced to compromise their conscience by facilitating contraception to women, when these women can get the pill on their own by simply writing their insurance companies — insurance companies would gladly even pay the shipping of this pils to women, rather than paying for more expensive birthings, pre and post natal care, and even abortions.

After all, per the CDC's statistics on typical use, nine percent of women using the Pill become pregnant every year.

Consider that if birth control pills have an 8 \ % typical use failure rate, we can expect eight of 100 women on the pill will get pregnant each year.

The BPAS has lobbied Boots to reduce the cost of the pill to make it more accessible for women having difficulty getting the drug quickly on the NHS.

7) The pill, equality, and freedom of women have narrowed dramatically and may eliminate the male - female dual standards on sex; there is generally more sexual freedom and variety before and within marriage.

These shifts were spurred by a new American affluence, by the Pill, by the flood of women into the work force, by the destabilization of traditional values during the war in Vietnam, and by a new societal emphasis on self - fulfillment.

And for an interesting look at the problem of categorizing the pill as an abortifacient, check out Libby Anne's piece on the topic, where she notes that «if your goal is to save «unborn babies,» and if you truly believe that a zygote — a fertilized egg — has the same value and worth as you or I — the only responsible thing to do is to put every sexually active woman on the pill,» because the pill actually reduces the number of zygotes naturally rejected by a woman's body.

If you believe that fooling a woman's system to avoid pregnancy is against your moral code then fine, we'll agree to disagree on the evils of foiling God's plan for every coupling to produce a child, but to claim the pill is abortion is just sad.

If the various polls and surveys on the subject are even partially correct, there are millions of men and women who would unhesitatingly describe themselves as pro — life who also regularly use the contraceptive pill, which is known to act, at least some of the time, as an abortifacient.

If one is trying to conceive twins, it is probable that one has read about the many fertility treatments and fertility pills available on the market that would improve a woman's chances of conceiving twins.

Wendy... you must think the rest of us are morons and that we don't read the paper about Idaho trying to pass a mandatory ultrasound law, Texas losing federal funding because it wants to choke off Planned Parenthood, Rush Limbaugh's disgusting attack on Sandra Fluke (and women who use the Pill in general).

It was hoped that the judgement would allow for the first stage to remain as it is now - the pill be given on licensed premises by trained clinicians along with the required support, advice and counselling - and then during the same appointment the woman would be given the second pill and then be given the choice of where to take it.

But, scientists were given a clue when it was noted that women sometimes develop darker skin pigment on their face when taking birth control pills which contain only derivatives of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Half of the women were given a daily pill of letrozole for an additional 5 years, while the rest were put on a placebo.

For most healthy women the risk of getting pregnant far outweighs any potential risk posed by being on the Pill, says Margaret Wierman, MD, professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics at the University of Colorado and chief of endocrinology at the Denver VA Medical Center.

In a study co-authored by Hadine Joffe, MD, director of the Women's Hormone and Aging Research Program at Harvard, almost one - third of women reported experiencing a mood change when they went on the Women's Hormone and Aging Research Program at Harvard, almost one - third of women reported experiencing a mood change when they went on the women reported experiencing a mood change when they went on the pill.

Women on the pill have a harder time gaining muscle and experience higher levels of cortisol, which makes it harder to lose the pounds.

Unfortunately being on the pill long term means, for many women, this can be difficult because we've never had to focus or know what's going on — nor could we as the pill masks many of these signs.

By the end of the program, women who were not on the pill had gained significantly more muscle mass, had higher levels of muscle - building hormones, and lower levels of muscle - breaking hormones like cortisol.

WEDNESDAY, May 23, 2012 (Health.com)-- The small fraction of women who choose intrauterine devices (IUDs) or under - skin implants as their preferred method of birth control may be on to something: According to a new study, these long - acting forms of contraception are 20 times better at preventing unintended pregnancies than the Pill and other short - term methods.

Birth control pills, the method of choice for 28 % of U.S. women, are the most commonly used form of reversible contraception, but their effectiveness depends on consistent daily use.

Of course, many women are on the Pill to avoid pregnancy.

Some cancers: Women on the pill reduce their risk of colon cancer by 14 percent and endometrial cancer by 43 percent, per a 2013 study.

TUESDAY, March 24, 2009 (Health.com)-- A US court ruling this week may ease restrictions on the over-the-counter sale of morning - after pills, sold as Plan B, to women under 18.

Women on the contraceptive pill, elderly people and people with thyroid disease are also at risk of pyridoxine deficiency.

A: Yes, studies have shown that women on the Pill have a lower risk of developing ovarian and endometrial cancers — even years after they stop their daily doses.

A US court ruling this week may ease restrictions on the over-the-counter sale of morning - after pills, sold as Plan B, to women under 18.

Fewer women are getting the disease The rate of new cases of ovarian cancer has declined by 1 % each year since 1992 (about 22,000 women will be diagnosed this year)-- possibly because so many women today are on the Pill, says Deborah Armstrong, MD, associate professor of oncology and OB - GYN at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore.

However, these complications are rare and the risk of these events is comparatively lower while on the pill than during pregnancy.This is not to say that all or most women should be on the pill, but it is to say that there are many myths about the pill that ought to be reconsidered.

Now, a study published in the August 2014 issue of Cancer Research states that women taking birth control pills are at higher risk for breast cancer, and that the risk depends on the amount of estrogen in that particular pill.

For instance, there is clear evidence that women who have been on birth control pills for extended periods of time actually have a decreased incidence of both uterine and ovarian cancers.

For some women this might be the case, but my hunch would be there are more and more women with delayed periods and irregular cycles these days after being on the pill for a number of years.

Some women who arent on the Pill spot when they ovulate because of a rapid surge and decline in estrogen midcyle.

MYTH: The pill increases your risk of breast cancer Although there is a slightly increased risk of getting breast cancer if you are on the Pill, Dr Farrell says it's incredibly low and more likely in women aged overpill increases your risk of breast cancer Although there is a slightly increased risk of getting breast cancer if you are on the Pill, Dr Farrell says it's incredibly low and more likely in women aged overPill, Dr Farrell says it's incredibly low and more likely in women aged over 45.

Alas, the daily pill, approved for premenopausal women, has a range of unsexy possible side effects — including nausea, dizziness, and sleepiness — and alcohol isn't allowed while you're on it.

Women have been put on the pill by their doctors and come in saying they were crazy and out - of - control.

An example of this is women on birth control pills who are slower to metabolize caffeine than normal, which can prolong the levels of caffeine in the blood stream up to 18 hours.

The really short version of that for guys and women to understand is that if you're on the pill, it changes your smell receptors so that your partner's pheromones smell good to you.

Depending on which country you look at, up to 60 % of women in the West are on the pill, and figures in the East are rising rapidly.

I had a chat with my girl Holly Grigg - Spall, author of Sweetening the Pill, and knower of all things Daysy, and she answered the big questions on my (and every woman's) mind.