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Articles Tagged With: method

  • Revamping the Daily Pill: Research to Begin on Monthly Pill

    Although lowering side effects plays an important role in oral contraceptive compliance, one of the biggest challenges for patients is adhering to the daily schedule of the pill. Forgetting one to three pills per cycle is a frequent problem among 15-51% of users, particularly among adolescents. Lyndra Therapeutics has received a $13 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is setting out to remove the daily pill compliance challenge. The company is in early development of a monthly oral contraceptive to provide women with a discreet, noninvasive, reversible contraception option.

  • Researchers Investigate Contraceptive Vaginal Ring

    Scientists are now investigating a nonhormonal monthly ring (Ovaprene) as a potential contraceptive. The device involves a permeable mesh in the center of the ring that creates a partial barrier to sperm and locally acting spermiostatic agents to create an inhospitable environment for sperm.

  • Programs Aim to Make LARC a Choice for Women

    The success of the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in removing financial barriers to contraception, promoting the most effective methods of birth control, and reducing unintended pregnancy is no longer an isolated event.

  • WHO Beats CDC Handrub Method for Less Bacteria

    A recent study of two techniques for hand hygiene using an alcohol-based handrub found that the six-step method by the World Health Organization is superior to the three-step method by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.