Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

December 2, 2008 5:52:51 AM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

FDA Approves No-Period Birth Control Pill

Posted May 23, 07 2:49 PM CDT in US,  Science & Health,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The FDA yesterday approved Lybrel, the birth control pill designed to stop women's periods for as long as they're on the medication, the AP reports. Unlike most other contraceptive pills, which consist of  21 daily doses of hormone treatments and 7 days of sugar pills, Lybrel contains 28 daily doses of low-dose hormones.

Not everyone was thrilled with the drug, manufactured by Wyeth, the FDA reported: About half the participants in the drug trials dropped out before they were completed, citing unpredictable breakthrough bleeding, or spotting.

Source Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Price of Pill for Students Soars

    Nov 22, 07 3:45 AM CST
    Price of Pill for Students Soars Female students at US colleges may be cutting back on reliable contraceptives because a quirk in a federal law has made birth-control pills up to four times more expensive, health officials warn. A recent change in Medicaid regulations means drug companies no longer offer big discounts to health centers where students and low-income women obtain the pills, the New York Times reports. More »

  • Brazil to Subsidize Birth Control

    May 29, 07 7:50 AM CDT
    Brazil to Subsidize Birth Control Just weeks after Pope Benedict XVI decried contraception as a threat to the future of Latin America on his visit to Brazil, Brazil's president announced that the government would subsidize birth control pills at private pharmacies so poor women can have "the same right that the wealthy have to plan the number of children they want." More »

  • Conservatives Wield FDA Data on HPV Vaccine

    May 24, 07 3:31 PM CDT
    Conservatives Wield FDA Data on HPV Vaccine A group of religious conservatives has marshalled unreleased FDA data as a weapon in the battle against  Gardasil, the new cervical cancer vaccine. The data indicates health problems in women taking the vaccine, but  drugmaker Merck and the FDA both insist that the negative effects are probably unrelated to the vaccine. Critics oppose legislation to require administering the vaccine in schools. More »

  • Stop Periods, Period?

    Apr 20, 07 11:01 AM CDT
    Stop Periods, Period? Women may complain about their periods, but would they miss them when they're gone? The FDA is set to approve an oral contraceptive that suppresses periods entirely, sparking controversy—including a documentary making the rounds of college campuses—over the meaning of menstruation. More »

The Pill   (Archive Photos)
  (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

Threads (
1
 of 1)

Tags

health • women • FDA • women's health • birth control • contraception • Wyeth • birth control pills


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Home Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »