Birth Control
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Heating up testicles with nanoparticles could be the future of male birth control
Further studies will be needed to establish how painful it is and in which species the process can be used.
Jeffrey Mo, The Conversation
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When England taxed bachelors to address its declining birth rate
Anywhere from 13% to 27% of English people born between 1575 and 1700 never married.
Amy Froide, The Conversation
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Beyond condoms: The Indian scientists who have been pushing for a new way to look at contraception
GP Talwar, 92, and Sujoy Guha, 77, have spent decades developing methods with Indian users in mind, but their work could help people around the world.
Hannah Harris Green
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Why is the burden of sterilisation on women in India? The answer lies in the Emergency era
In the 1970s, the Indian government was under international pressure to control its population – and took drastic action, targetted at men.
Hannah Harris Green
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A plant toxin African hunters use on their arrows could help make a safe birth control pill for men
Reversible, effective male birth control is within sight.
Gunda Georg, The Conversation, Jon Hawkinson, The Conversation & Shameem Syeda, The Conversation
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Despite better access and awareness, fewer Indians are using contraceptives
A survey found that in 10 out of 14 states, the use of any modern method of family planning among women of child-bearing age had dropped 6% over 10 years.
Charlie Moloney, Indiaspend.com
Video
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Eco India, Episode 184: How to stop industries from polluting the world's air, land and water
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Watch: Scenes after Bihar BJP MLA Rashmi Verma and relatives got into a scuffle over picking fruits
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‘Why the need for one single language?’: Geetanjali Shree on Hindi as national language debate
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After US and China, India is the third-largest market for morning after pills
India is among the fastest growing markets for emergency contraceptives.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
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Sterilisation, life in a former prison: South Africa debates unique ways to deal with teen pregnancies
In a year, over 21,000 schoolgirls got pregnant, many of them in primary school. For South African politicians, the issue is not social – it’s financial.
Bhavya Dore
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Why India's family planning program is unhappy with parents
Educators avoid the subject of sex education for fear of being criticised by parents and politicians, says the former head of the Family Planning Association of India, which turned 65 last week.
Mridula Chari
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