LILETTA® levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system now FDA-approved for use for up to 6 years
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Medicines360 and Allergan announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the extension of LILETTA® (levonorgestrel...
- Nov 4, 2019
- 4 min
When are commodities not just “commodities”?
“Commodity” is a term commonly used by our community to refer to a vast range of products, from contraceptives and menstrual pads at one...
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- Oct 22, 2019
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The Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (IMPT) Ten-Year Retrospective Report
Imagine using one product or method to safeguard against an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection. Well, there’s a tech...
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- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Pressing Pause on Your Fertility: Contraception via Egg Hibernation
Novel research from David Pépin’s lab's research may serve women as both a contraceptive and a fertoprotective – protecting against the...
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- Oct 17, 2019
- 1 min
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program Updates Questionnaires
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has updated its questionnaires for DHS-8. Since 1984, the DHS Program has provided...
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- Sep 23, 2019
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NICHD Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has publicly released its updated five-year...
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- Jul 23, 2019
- 3 min
Will Diaphragms Make A Comeback?
Use of the diaphragm dropped off as more contraceptive options became available. But Caya is not your grandmother's diaphragm. Called...
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- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min
A New Frontier in Self-Care?: Self-Removal Options for Long-Acting Contraceptives
The recently released WHO Guidelines on Self-Care Interventions focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights include new self-care..
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- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
Self-Care and SRH: Developing Products that Women Can Self-Administer
On June 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its new Consolidated Guideline on Self-Care Interventions for Health: Sexual and...
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- Jul 16, 2019
- 1 min
Three Funding Opportunity Announcements from the NIH
The NIH and NICHD have three new funding opportunity announcements pertaining to contraceptive development. Brief descriptions of each...
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- Jul 16, 2019
- 1 min
Call for Comment Submissions on FDA Draft Guidance for Clinical Trials of Contraceptives
On July 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new draft guidance entitled “Establishing Effectiveness and Safety for...
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- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Rebuilding Incentives for Research and Development of Medicines
On July 11, 2019, the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted a new resolution on “Access to medicines and vaccines in the context of the...
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