The European Union approved the first mobile app designed for contraception, NPR reports. The Natural Cycles app aims to prevent pregnancy by evaluating a woman's daily temperature and menstruation ...

The "rhythm method" may kill off more embryos than other contraceptive methods, such as coils, morning after pills, and oral contraceptives, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The ...

A recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention study of teen sex habits and attitudes revealed many thought-provoking trends and interesting statistics. The finding that seems to be getting the ...

What is the rhythm method? The rhythm method, also called the calendar method or the calendar rhythm method, is a form of natural family planning. To use the rhythm method, women track their menstrual ...

Chances are, you’ve heard about the rhythm method - and chances are, you haven’t heard entirely good things. The contraception technique, which involves a heterosexual couple having sex based around ...

I chose to give hormonal birth control a break after giving birth to my now 5-year-old daughter. (I was breastfeeding her at the time and couldn’t shake the feeling that hormones weren’t a good idea.) ...

Some call it the rhythm method, others talk about natural family planning, fertility awareness or natural contraception. The actual content of these clips varies wildly – no surprise, given the sheer ...

The fertility awareness method (FAM) tracks your natural cycles of fertility to help prevent pregnancy. The rhythm method, which estimates the time of ovulation, is one part of FAM. The fertility ...

The Natural Cycles app aims to prevent pregnancy by evaluating a woman’s daily temperature and menstruation data. The app — which uses this information to calculate which days a woman is at a high or ...

The "rhythm method" may kill off more embryos than other contraceptive methods, such as coils, morning after pills, and oral contraceptives, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The ...