A study reveals that many clinicians remain unaware of self-administered injectable contraception, despite its decades-long ...

A new study shows many doctors do not offer self-injected birth control, even though it is safe and effective.

Chips, soda, Tylenol, and…Plan B? As college students grapple with the potential ramifications of having sex in a post-Roe America, some reproductive health care advocates are working to add emergency ...

Imagine this scenario that untold numbers of women find themselves in each year. Maybe you had unprotected intercourse, or the condom broke, or maybe you accidentally missed taking a birth control ...

Contraception is a tricky one. It shouldn’t be, given that it’s 2017 and the pill was first introduced in 1961 (only to married women, mind you) but despite school sex education, our own experiences ...

Emergency contraception is contraception that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. If you believe your birth control method may have failed or you didn’t use one and want to prevent pregnancy, ...

Thirteen years after a heated battle resulted in over-the-counter approval for emergency contraception, the product is finally shedding some of its stigma, and college campuses are leading the charge ...

Vasectomies and condoms have traditionally been the only ways men can use contraception, but a Los Angeles-based health startup wants to change that. NEXT Life Sciences is pioneering Plan A, a ...

Children are time-consuming and expensive. They need food, clothing, and shelter; they need schooling and health care. If you're poor, the additional burden of a child, or lots of children, will ...

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

Many hospitals and health care clinics in the U.S. are affiliated with the Catholic Church, which means religious directives might limit the types of contraception they can offer. This summer's abrupt ...