Women have a new contraceptive option in the FemCap, a silicone rubber device that fits snugly over the cervix and blocks the passage of sperm. FemCap, which has been available in some European ...
How effective is the diaphragm? I was on the pill, but it made me ill and depressed. However, I miss the spontaneity and reliability of it. What about the cervical cap? –Just Say No to Hormones Dear ...
Barrier methods offer the additional advantage of STD protection, to varying degrees, besides fairly effective contraception. Currently available methods include spermicides, male or female condoms, ...
Failure to explore the potential of products which provide physical protection of the cervix—such as the diaphragm—for preventing the transmission of HIV is depriving women of a promising prevention ...
A team of UCSF obstetricians and bioengineers is building a wireless device that can be inserted into a pregnant woman's vagina and monitor her cervix and, when necessary, send an alert that the woman ...
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Taking a new, low-tech tack in the battle against AIDS, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend $28 million in southern Africa to test whether the simple latex diaphragm used for birth ...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $28 million to test whether the diaphragm can prevent the transmission of HIV, to UCSF's Women's Global Health Imperative (WGHI), directed by Nancy ...
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