• Ortho Evra Patch Received Stronger Warning from FDA
January 18, 2008 -         Food and Drug Administration – Ortho Evra, the only approved contraceptive in the form of a skin patch, received new label with stronger warning ...

• The First No Periods Contraceptive Is Approved
May 22, 2007 -         Wyeth Pharmaceuticals – “Constant pregnancy protection” and “no more menstrual periods” – these are the key statements ...

• Hormonal Contraceptives do not Increase HIV Risk
December 7, 2006 - National Institutes of Health – The use of hormonal contraceptives does not increase women's overall risk of becoming infected with HIV, according to the results of the largest study, initiated by ...

• Pills May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
October 31, 2006 - Mayo Clinic – Recent analysis of the data from multiple studies, focused on evaluation of the breast cancer risk associated with oral birth control pills, showed that oral contraceptives, used by ...

• Ortho Evra May Cause Blood Clots
September 20, 2006 - Food and Drug Administration – The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported in its press-release about the update of labeling information for Ortho Evra, the only contraceptive patch, ...

• New Generics on the Contraceptives Market
September 7, 2006 - Food and Drug Administration – Levonorgestrel / ethinyl estradiol tablets, a generic equivalent of the Seasonale extended-cycle oral contraceptives, have received the final approval from the ...

• No More Prescription for Emergency Contraceptives
August 24, 2006 - Food and Drug Administration – Plan B, an emergency contraceptive, known to millions of women as the Morning-After Pill, became available over-the-counter without a prescription after the ...

• A Revolutionary Contraception Is Approved
July 18, 2006 - Organon USA – Implanon, a new, state-of-the-art and the first of a kind contraceptive, has been recently approved by the American Food and Drug Administration. It is informed in the official ...

• Seasonique – a New Word in Women's Contraception
May 25, 2006 - Barr Pharmaceuticals, inc. – Seasonique, a new oral contraceptive for women, was approved by American Food and Drug Administration on May 25, 2006, as it is said in the official press-release from Barr ...

• Label Revision for Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch
November 10, 2005 - Food and Drug Administration – On Novermber 10, 2005 the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved changes to the labeling information of Ortho Evra, one of the most popular and ...