Most of us know Plan B, the emergency contraceptive that a woman can take up to 72 hours after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy. Later this year, we will have a plan C — ella, an emergency contraceptive that can be taken up to five days after unprotected sex. Watson Pharmaceuticals, the dr[...]
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June 19th, 2010 - 12:00 PM § in Fertility and Babbys, Research
Slinging Balls for Science
Our fearless editrix finds herself this evening pacing about the Sex and the 405 newsroom (naked, of course) bemoaning the lack of white bread to be found in California. But fear not, for while the rest of the staff attempts to distract her with Star Wars porn, I am here to educate and entertain. In[...]
The Pill, But For Dudes
A contraceptive for men is soon going to start trials at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, just in time for the celebration of 50th anniversary of the female contraceptive pill! Dr. Swerdloff, the director of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s Male Contraceptiv[...]
Live-Tweeting An Abortion
Last week the web went up in flames when a woman, by the name of Angie Jackson, began live-tweeting her medical abortion. Jackson discovered she was pregnant the week prior, following the failure of her method of birth control. A single mom with a little boy, Jackson claims that she was was told tha[...]
February 10th, 2010 - 8:00 AM § in Fertility and Babbys, News
Research Reveals Possible Male Contraceptive
A recent study by scientists from University of California, San Francisco, have identified a mechanism that prompts sperm to start swimming toward an egg. Appropriately targeted, this mechanism could assist in developing new methods of male contraception. So, basically, sperm are basically balloons [...]
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:38 PM § in Fertility and Babbys, News
Giving Birth in California Is DANGEROUS
The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade and the state Department of Public Health has for the past seven months declined to release a report outlining the trend. The investigative journalist group California Watch[...]
January 9th, 2010 - 8:00 AM § in Fertility and Babbys, News
Reversing Vasectomies–There’s A Bot For That
Urologists at the University of Florida are using robots to reverse vasectomies, effectively shaving off 20 minutes of surgery time from the procedure. Not only does this spare surgeons’ backs, as they have to be bent over a patient operating with high-power microscopes, but it appears that th[...]
January 7th, 2010 - 7:21 PM § in Fertility and Babbys, Vitals
Pregnancy And The Flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is holding a webinar and conference call on how the flu affects pregnancy this Wednesday, January 13, from 5:00 to 6:30PM PST. Speakers include Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, a board-certified pediatrician and senior scientist in the CDC Division of Birth D[...]
December 26th, 2009 - 8:00 AM § in Fertility and Babbys, News
Tasmania Faces Sperm Bankruptcy
LOL. Sorry about the title. We know this isn’t funny. But come on–it was too easy. OK, so here’s the deal: there’s a sperm drought in Tasmania. They’re down to four viable sperm donors and for the first time in its 35-year history, women looking for donors are having to[...]
December 24th, 2009 - 8:00 AM § in Fertility and Babbys, News
Diabetes’ Lesser Known Problem: Retrograde Ejaculation
Retrograde ejaculation happens when sperm, instead of being released from the body, go back down the urethra and into the bladder. The condition is a result of nerves in the area becoming damaged, and though it doesn’t affect a man’s ability to experience orgasm, retrograde ejaculation c[...]