The aim of the paper is to highlight topics pertinent to present-day birth control and contraception. On the background of new developments in the pharmacology of birth control and family planning, the paper discusses their relevance for improving the most efficacious methods of contraception, i.e., Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and Emergency Contraception (EC). In doing so, it fo...

This document will outline new delivery systems and contraceptive formulations, summarize recent advances in emergency contraception, and review the effects of hormonal contraception on cancer risks, cardiovascular disease, and bone.

Despite the widespread availability of highly effective methods of contraception, unintended pregnancy is common. Unplanned pregnancies have been linked to a range of health, social and economic consequences. Emergency contraception reduces risk of pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, and represents an opportunity to decrease number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions. Emergency contrace...

Photo by Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Emergency contraception is formally recognized as the only effective way to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse World Organization.[1] The word emergency used due brief time during which it efficacious. It useful when administered within 72 hours of a encounter.[2] When pharmacists withhold contraception, they perma...

The flourishing of the individual human person, the health of human society, and the ecological well being of planet earth are inextricably connected with the issues of human population, sexuality, and reproduction. Many academic disciplines have strong interests in these issues, approaching them from different perspectives and with different emphases. However, these areas of study are also inf...