The New Pill in Town. Roni Rabin.
by Rabin, Roni; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 67Human Relations. Publisher: Newsday, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Birth control | Drugs -- Testing | Menstrual regulation | Oral contraceptives | Seasonale | Women -- Health and hygiene | Women -- Health risk assessmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Like other oral contraceptives on the market, Seasonale, the new birth control pill, prevents pregnancy. But the new pill's ability to suppress periods for months at a time is the focus of the sales pitch the manufacturer, Barr Laboratories is emphasizing to women on other contraceptives, those with menstrual disorders and a third group: healthy girls and women who simply want the convenience of fewer periods, even if they're not sexually active." (NEWSDAY) This article examines the development of a controversial new birth control pill and reports that "many advocates for women's health have called for more studies on the long-term safety of Seasonale, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not required them and approved Seasonale in September [2003]."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The New Pill in Town, Jan. 25, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Like other oral contraceptives on the market, Seasonale, the new birth control pill, prevents pregnancy. But the new pill's ability to suppress periods for months at a time is the focus of the sales pitch the manufacturer, Barr Laboratories is emphasizing to women on other contraceptives, those with menstrual disorders and a third group: healthy girls and women who simply want the convenience of fewer periods, even if they're not sexually active." (NEWSDAY) This article examines the development of a controversial new birth control pill and reports that "many advocates for women's health have called for more studies on the long-term safety of Seasonale, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not required them and approved Seasonale in September [2003]."
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