Latest articles on Contraceptives

How to support women’s health

Opinion Shannon Kowalski - 21 May 2020

Policymakers must make contraceptives and abortion easier to to access to give women power over their health

The Arab world’s silent reproductive revolution

Article Agency - 17 Apr 2019

Changing household structures, economic growth and contraceptives prompt dramatic drop in fertility rate, study finds

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Inside the illegal abortion market: ‘I nearly touched hell’

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Jan 2019

Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.

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Why science could finally be close to solving this birth control riddle

Article Kristen Van Schie - 23 Nov 2018

We could be just months away from knowing whether Depo-Provera use is linked to a higher risk of HIV infection in women.

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Are strong-armed tactics by Big Pharma behind the country’s birth control shortage?

Article Pontsho Pilane - 20 Jul 2018

An international drug maker may have intentionally muscled out local competition to win the bulk of a national birth control tender.

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[LONG READ]: Why do parents abandon their babies?

Article Thalia Holmes - 7 May 2018

Women who discard their newborns feel unsupported, often by the very professionals meant to counsel them.

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Cruel dilemma: To terminate or not to terminate

Article Staff Reporter - 19 May 2016

The joy of motherhood is killed by a moral and ethical dilemma when doctors advise termination of a pregnancy.

ARV-infused vaginal ring significantly lowers HIV infections

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Feb 2016

Trials have found that vaginal rings containing an antiretroviral drug could more than halve women's chances of contracting HIV if used consistently.

Letters to the editor: May 29 to June 5 2015

Article Staff Reporter - 29 May 2015

Readers write in about contraceptives, Holocaust education and the danger of essentialising.

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Tense debate over ethics of trial on link between HIV, contraception

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Apr 2015

Health experts are at loggerheads over research that raises questions about the possible link between the contraceptive injection and HIV.

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Stuck in a destructive cycle of poverty and teen pregnancy

Article Bhekisisa Team - 16 Aug 2013

To understand Mpumalanga's teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.

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Human rights must be central to contraception policy

Analysis Staff Reporter - 14 Jun 2013

Promoting discussions about sexuality and a culture that respects the dignity of everyone will help marginalised people such as sex workers.

Melinda Gates challenges Vatican on contraception

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Jul 2012

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda Gates has vowed to dedicate the rest of her life to improving access to contraception across the globe.

Teenage moms face a litany of ills

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Feb 2012

Nearly half of all pregnancies in South Africa involve teenagers, statistics reveal.

UK gives SA millions of condoms in HIV fight

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Mar 2010

The United Kingdom is to give 42-million condoms to South Africa as part of an HIV prevention drive before the Soccer World Cup.

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