Contraception in Latin American figures

More than 430 million inhabitants that populate 21 independent countries, make up the Latin American space. Your potential is huge and your problems, too.An investigation by the Latin American Center...

IPN scientist discovers natural spermicide

The scientist Rafael Silva Torres, of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), managed to obtain a natural spermicide from the Mexican plant known as always alive (Sedum praealtum) and its discovery...

Interrupted intercourse does not prevent pregnancy or diseases

Interrupted intercourse takes place during intercourse, when at the time of ejaculation is removed the penis of the vagina to prevent the semen dismissed from reaching it and fecundating the...

When to use emergency oral contraceptives

It is a topic that interests all women, and not a few men, with an emphasis on those people who are in their teens. The Latin American Consortium for Emergency Contraception (CLAE) has answered the...

Intrauterine device for adolescents

The intrauterine device is a contraceptive method that consists of insert a small device inside the woman's uterus. According to the Mexican Social Security Institute, the T-shaped device measures...

IUD is an alternative to conceive

Usually, the only alternative against endometrial cancer is a hysterectomy, which is the surgical removal of uterus and the ovaries, which means the term of the fertile life of the woman.However, one...

IUD is effective at 98%

Today, couples have many options when choosing a family planning method:hormonal contraceptives, either oral, injectable or implants, the intrauterine devices, various spermicides, diaphragms, the...

Sex education, priority in young people

Mexico, DF, (CIMAC) .- Quality sexual education should be a priority issue on the Mexican government's agenda, since "beliefs" persist in the country. prohibit the exercise of sexual rights of...

Side effects of the contraceptive pill

The contraceptive method by means of pills, can cause that in some women they appear side effects or discomforts, we enlist some of them:-Nausea (try to take the pill after having consumed food, such...

The Billings method

Among the options of natural methods for contraception that are used by women around the world, the Billings method is one of the most popular. It consists in observing the secretion and quality of...

Effectiveness of the next day's pills

Accidents happen. Anyone can forget to use their method contraceptive and to have sexual intercourse without protection.When is it necessary to take the pills the next day?1. If you forgot to take...

Pregnancy in adolescent does not regress

Mexico, DF- (Gladis Torres Ruiz / CIMAC) .- The persistence of adolescent pregnancy in the country represents one of the great pending of the federal government, and a failure of information on...

Unwanted pregnancy triggers depression

In a relation of engagementEvery principle has a point in common: between falling in love, illusion and the desire to stay together and alone most of the time, it can be very romantic to think that...

Justin Bieber could be a father

The singer Justin Bieber could be the father of a three-month-old baby, after Mariah Yeater, 20, filed a lawsuit paternity against the teenager before the California Court.According to information...

Young people well connected with their parents, they protect themselves more

The National Youth Survey conducted in 2005 indicates that 92% of Mexican adolescents know some contraceptive method and develop healthier behaviors and greater self-protection yes they come from...

The most natural in contraception

The natural methods, also called of periodic abstinence, are part of the options for women who wish to regulate their fertility in a natural temporary way and do not intend to use modern and highly...

The pill, Mexico's contribution to the world and women's rights

For more than half a century, women have had access to a pill discovered in the 1950s in the 20th century, which revolutionized the sexual life of millions of people around the world. The Hungarian...

Mexico has low knowledge about contraceptives

The number of women informed about contraceptive methods, increased only by 2% between 1997 and 2006, indicates the latest report of The Demographic Situation of Mexico 2009, of the National...

Permanent bilateral tubal occlusion

The bilateral tubal occlusion is a permanent contraceptive method, considered a surgery of sterilization female that consists of the obstruction of both uterine tubes, where they separate, they are...

New contraceptive option

The Mexican Foundation for Family Planning ensures that emergency contraception represent the last chance to avoid pregnancies not planned, which in Mexico occurs in six out of 10 adolescents. In an...