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contraceptive

[kon-truh-sep-tiv] / ˌkɒn trəˈsɛp tɪv /


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Scientists with the National Institutes of Health’s Contraceptive Development Program announced encouraging results from a phase 2 trial demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the drug.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

Herr's lab was not originally focused on cancer -- he was the head of UVA's Center for Research in Contraceptive and Reproductive Health.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Studies sponsored by the Male Contraceptive Initiative and Parsemus Foundation are testing hydrogels, a type of polymer that retains water, that block sperm from traveling through the vas deferens.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2022

After leaving Planned Parenthood in 2018, Ms. McGuiness helped found the Contraceptive Access Initiative in 2020, working on the continuing effort to make birth control pills and other contraception available to women without a prescription.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Contraceptive access seems to be more secure now than it was five years ago.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022




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