UK launches first trial of hormone-free male birth control pill. Details insideUK trials hormone-free male pill, YCT-529, blocking vitamin A for contraception. Promising, reversible, and side-effect-free; trial ends Ju...
20 Dec, 2023, 09.07 PM IST
Contraceptive companies, CMSS spar over tendersThe All India Condom Manufacturer Association, which includes various firms that manufacture condom brand Nirodh, has written to the govern...
07 Dec, 2023, 09.46 PM IST
Research suggests oral contraceptives can impair fear-regulation in womenThe research focused on the impact of combined oral contraceptives (COCs), containing synthetic hormones like estrogen and progestin, on fe...
07 Nov, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
Long-lasting, reversible contraceptive for men coming soon. ICMR study shows promising resultsICMR has conducted a groundbreaking study on male contraception and found that a non-hormonal injectable contraceptive called RISUG is both...
19 Oct, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
Hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of breast cancer, suggests new studyBeware of becoming overdependent on contraceptives!
18 Apr, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
Use of hormonal birth control pills may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%, says studyThe use of progestogen-only contraceptives has increased substantially in recent years.
23 Mar, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
Hailey Bieber reveals struggles of having a ovarian cyst of ‘the size of an apple’Hailey Bieber has publicly discussed ovarian cysts as a health problem. In an Instagram post, the model addressed the condition, which caus...
01 Dec, 2022, 03.15 AM IST
Male contraceptive pill found 99% effective in miceEver since the female birth control pill was first approved in the 1960s, researchers have been interested in a male equivalent.
24 Mar, 2022, 01.01 AM IST
New male contraceptive pill is safe, and doesn't affect libidoThe contraceptive, called 11-beta-MNTDC, is a modified testosterone.
27 Mar, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Myth busted! Birth-control pills do not cause depressionThere is no evidence to show that contraceptive pills may harm mental health.
27 Feb, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
- Common birth control drug may up risk of HIV
Johannesburg, Jan 5 (IANS) Taking a popular injectable contraceptive drug is likely to increase the risk of developing HIV infection by 40 ...
05 Jan, 2018, 04.22 PM IST
One step closer towards male contraceptiveResearchers led by Gunda I Georg, of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, have taken a promising step towards creating a male c...
26 Apr, 2016, 09.18 AM IST
Coming soon: Unisex contraceptive pillsToday, doctors are unable to determine the cause of nearly 80% of all cases of male infertility.
21 Mar, 2016, 02.41 PM IST
US drugmaker Mylan to acquire Famy Care for $750 MillionMylan will pay $750 million to buy the women’s health business of Mumbai-based Famy Care and expand its presence in the market for women’s ...
03 Feb, 2015, 05.32 AM IST
Mylan Inc to acquire Famy Care's certain business for $ 800 millionMumbai-based Famy Care is focused on female reproductive health care and is world leader in supplying a wide range of contraceptive pills.
02 Feb, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
- Lupin gets USFDA approval for oral contraceptive tablets Kurvelo
Drug firm Lupin today said its subsidiary has received American health regulator's approval to market its generic oral contraceptive tablet...
18 Oct, 2012, 06.12 PM IST
- Glenmark unit bags USFDA nod for generic contraceptive drug
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals today said it has received health regulator's nod to market and distribute generic contraceptive pills, Norethindr...
22 Jul, 2010, 04.08 PM IST