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The New Birth Control.(Brief Article)

Cosmopolitan

| February 01, 2001 | GOTTHARDT, MELISSA | COPYRIGHT 2001 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Tired of taking your Pill every day? Well, now there's a solution. The FDA has approved a new birth-control option: a once-a-month injection called Lunelle, administered by your gyno. The contraceptive contains estrogen and progestin, the same combo found in most birth-control pills. Side effects and cost (about $35 per injection) are similar to the Pill but it has a higher effectiveness rate. In clinical trials, Lunelle was more ...

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