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Many unfamiliar with safety, effectiveness of IUDs
Last Updated: 2006-12-01 16:17:24 -0400 (Reuters Health)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small survey of young pregnant women found that just half had ever heard of an intrauterine device (IUD), and only a minority was aware of the contraceptives' record of safety and effectiveness.
IUDs are T-shaped devices placed in the uterus that cause changes in the lining of the uterus that prevent eggs from being fertilized. They can be left in the uterus for years and are one of the most effective types of birth control. While IUDs are popular elsewhere, just 2.1 percent of women in the U.S. use this type of birth control, Drs. Nancy L. Stanwood and Karen A. Bradley of the University of Rochester Medical Center note. Stanwood has worked as a consultant for IUD maker FEI Women's Health, which did not fund the current study.
To investigate young women's perceptions of IUDs, the researchers surveyed 190 pregnant women seeking prenatal care or abortions on their knowledge and use of contraceptives. The average age of the subjects was 20 years old, 47 percent had given birth before and 91 percent said the current pregnancy was not planned.
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The women surveyed said safety and effectiveness were their most important concerns in choosing a contraceptive. Just over half said they wanted to wait at least four years before becoming pregnant again, while 27 percent said they never wanted to become pregnant again.
Of the 50 percent who had heard of IUDs, 71 percent did not know that they were safe, and 58 percent did not know they were effective. Overall, 13 percent said they planned to use an IUD after their current pregnancy.
IUDs only need to be inserted once, making them much easier to use than, for example, the contraceptive pill, which must be taken every day with a prescription refilled every month, Stanwood and Bradley note.
"Young women choosing contraception after a pregnancy would benefit from counseling on the relative safety and effectiveness of IUDs, allowing them to make fully informed contraception decisions," they conclude.
Last Updated: 2006-12-01 12:00:23 -0400 (Reuters Health)
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who flavor their diets with plenty of onions and garlic might have lower odds of several types of cancer, a new study suggests.
In an analysis of eight studies from Italy and Switzerland, researchers found that older adults with the highest onion and garlic intakes had the lowest risks of a number of cancers -- including colon, ovarian and throat cancers.
The findings, which appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, are in line with some past research. But those studies were mainly conducted in China, and it is unclear if the results are different in Western countries.
Dietary habits are substantially different in China, with garlic intake, in particular, being far higher, Dr. Carlotta Galeone, the lead author of the new study, told Reuters Health.
These latest findings suggest the anti-cancer benefit of these vegetables extend to Western populations, according to Galeone, a researcher at the Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacologic Research in Milan, Italy.
It's still not certain that onions and garlic have a direct effect on cancer risk. It's possible, for instance, that onion and garlic lovers also have an overall diet that protects against cancer, according to Galeone and her colleagues.
On the other hand, they note, animal studies and lab experiments with cancer cells have found that certain compounds in onions and garlic may inhibit the growth of tumors. Sulfur compounds found in garlic and antioxidant flavonoids in onions are among the potentially protective substances.
The current findings are based on results from eight studies conducted in Italy and Switzerland. Each study compared healthy older adults to patients with a particular form of cancer, asking participants for detailed information on their diets, physical activity and other lifestyle habits.
When it came to colon cancer, Galeone's team found that men and women who ate seven or more servings of onions per week had less than half the risk of those who shunned the vegetable. Similarly, garlic lovers were a quarter less likely to develop the disease than people who maintained garlic-free diets.
The vegetables were also linked to lower risks of cancers of the mouth, throat, kidneys and ovaries.
Given what's known about the biological activity of some onion and garlic compounds, it wouldn't be a bad idea to spice up your diet with the vegetables, according to Galeone.
It's probably wise to mix them with plenty of other vegetables, however.
Some research has found that garlic and tomatoes may have "synergistic" cancer-fighting effects, Galeone and her colleagues note. And, in general, experts recommend that people eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day for overall health.
SOURCE: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2006.
