Recent news on Norplant

Tuesday, May 15, 2007  -  May 15, 2007
Lodi News-Sentinel,..."A better solution would be if this country had a mandatory norplant program for all girls under the age of 18 and all illegal immigrants.

WELL, WELL, WELL  -  May 23, 2007
VUE Weekly,First it was the original high-dose pill, then Norplant (quietly taken off the market after over a decade of use), then Depo Provera, then hormone

Can I still have a baby after tying off?  -  Apr 29, 2007
Jamaica Observer,...oral contraceptive pills, injection (Depo Provera or Mesigyna), subdermal implant (Norplant) or the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD).

How Zookeepers Handle the Birds and the Bees  -  May 20, 2007
Washington Post,Other apes -- orangutans, gibbons -- get Norplant, the chemical implant that's positioned under the skin. Some have had their tubes tied.

Kangaroo Kontraception  -  May 15, 2007
SlateLike Norplant, these secrete a hormone at relatively constant levels to keep the koalas infertile for two years. Got a question about today's news?

No jail time for mom who left child with attendant  -  May 9, 2007
AZ Central.com,Norplant anyone? It's sad that its harder to get a driver's license than the requirements to have children. I know the ACLU goes ape anytime somebody tries

A birth control 'pill' for men?  -  Apr 14, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,The birth control pill, diaphragm, Depo-Provera, and Norplant are just a few of the many contraceptives designed to be used by women.

New implanted form of birth control available  -  Apr 3, 2007
MyWestTexas.com,This compares to Norplant, a six-rod form of birth control, now off the market that was inserted under the skin. The company that made it voluntarily took

HPV vaccination sparks vaccine safety debate  -  Mar 30, 2007
FinalCall.com,This question came up when a caller mentioned Norplant. What you will find is that there is money for the insertion of the Norplant device, but if later the

Point\Counterpoint  -  Mar 28, 2007
Arizona Daily Wildcat,For example, Norplant, a contraceptive drug sold in the '90s, caused depression, ovarian cysts and heavy, irregular bleeding. It was one of two drugs that

Special Delivery: Volunteers on Bicycles Bring Health Care to ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
UNFPA (press release),...but he also explains and carries more complicated and expensive items, from birth control pills to Norplant contraceptive injections.

Book Review: Abortion Under Attack: Women on the Challenges Facing ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Windy City Times,Jenny Higgins points out that poor women are coerced into Norplant implants and tubal ligations by doctors, “sometimes even while the woman [ is ] in the

'The pill': long-lived standard  -  Apr 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,...(Implanon is similar in concept to the controversial six-rod Norplant system, which Wyeth stopped marketing in the United States in 2002.)

Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch  -  Mar 25, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)...effects of more long-term birth control such as Depo Provera shots and Norplant without resorting to permanent surgical sterilization methods or an IUD.

Women give thumbs up to injectables  -  Mar 21, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,Though injectable implant Norplant was introduced in India in 1990, it did not catch on despite being effective for a period of five years,

Board Wary of Girls' Vaccine: Broward School Board Members Had ...  -  Mar 14, 2007
International News Service,..."If they're saying that my daughter has to have this now, what's to say they won't have to have Norplant in high school," she said, referring to one type of

View with critical eye  -  Mar 10, 2007
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),...but also describes a 1991 experiment that implanted uninformed African-American teenagers with a Norplant birth control device in an effort,

Why the myth of the "on the Down Low" brother refuses to die.  -  Mar 9, 2007
SlateI grew up at a time when the more hysterical among us argued that the KKK manufactured the soft drink Mystic, the government concocted AIDS, and Norplant

Contraceptive Use in the US  -  Mar 8, 2007
WSOCtv.com,The first implant used in the US, Norplant®, was withdrawn from the market due to unexpected side effects. A newer implant, IMPLANON™ (featured in our

Too young to be a mom  -  Feb 25, 2007
Jamaica Observer,...who will help both parent and child decide on the best method to use. Choices such as IUCD, injection, pill and to a smaller extent the Norplant are given.

Rwanda plans legislation that would limit couples to no more than ...  -  Feb 19, 2007
News-Medical.net,Women of child-bearing age would be offered free contraception -- including Norplant II, a small silicone pin that is inserted beneath the skin and that is

Africa: Fresh Stories From Africa Show That All is Not Gloom  -  Feb 15, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...be offered free contraceptive devices, including Norplant II, a small silicone that is inserted beneath the skin and is effective for up to five years.

Experienced litigators lead battle against Chicago elections board  -  Feb 7, 2007
Legal News Line,After the firm drew on bank loans to sink $3 million into a class action suit against Norplant contraceptives, a Cook County judge decertified the case.

BLM youth agents vital in rural areas  -  Feb 6, 2007
Malawi's Daily Times,...norplant or tubal litigation they are required to refer their clients to the nearest government, hospital, health centre or BLM Clinic,� Macheka said.

TAKING CONTROL  -  Feb 3, 2007
Bakersfield Californian (subscription),Much like its predecessor, the six-rodded Norplant, Implanon releases a steady dose of progestin for up to three years. The manufacturer, Organon, says it

Among insurers, Hartford well-run  -  Feb 2, 2007
Joliet Herald News,Most folks know the drugs such as Enbrel, Effexor, Premarin and Norplant because those names scroll across your TV screen nearly every 20 minutes.

Chat about the HPV vaccine with Delia Garcia  -  Jan 31, 2007
Lawrence Journal World,I think a bigger health issue to young girls is unwanted pregnancy would you support mandatory contraceptives such as Norplant for under age girls?

District's HPV Proposal Tinged With Ugly Assumptions  -  Jan 9, 2007
Washington Post,Same for Norplant, the birth control drug judges offered mostly black female convicts in lieu of going to jail. That practice was found to be

Marxist's attack poor women  -  Jan 7, 2007
Melbourne Indymedia,All the victim women said that they requested to not beat them in hands to the women who have put Norplant (a medicine for family planning which is kept in

Pill makers curry favor by touting convenience  -  Nov 27, 2006
Robertson County Times,The makers of Implanon, the newest and only birth control implant available in the US, are trying to avoid the troubles that doomed Norplant,

Sooty mangabeys at heart of research fight  -  Dec 7, 2006
Montreal Gazette,It would be larger, but the Yerkes staff segregate males from females and give females Norplant-like birth control pellets. The center spends roughly

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