A birth control implant is a birth control device that is inserted into your upper arm and releases the hormone progestin to prevent pregnancy. Doctors may not recommend it if you have certain ...

Endometriosis may be treated with birth control therapy, such as oral contraceptives or an intrauterine device (IUD). Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder. It occurs when tissue that ...

If you’re considering birth control for the first time, or you’re looking to switch up the type of birth control you already have, finding the type of contraception that’s right for your ...

By contrast, an intrauterine device or a contraceptive implant is more than 99 percent effective. Given how many women in the US express interest in permanent contraception, researchers argue we need ...

Government clinics often run out of contraceptive medicines, which has been the case since 2015. The latest Stop Stockouts and Ritshidze report shows that planning problems, small budgets and poor ...

When it comes to preventing pregnancy, there’s an abundance of birth control methods out there. Whether you’re interested in the pill, or you want to learn more about other forms of ...

A recent study found that almost a third of 15-year-olds (30%) reported using neither a condom nor a contraceptive pill the last time they were sexually active. A recent study found that almost a ...

Most types of contraception, including the birth control pill, are available online via telehealth. Some types of birth control require a prescription and, therefore, a telehealth visit.

Jun Zhang and colleagues argue that new strategies are needed to meet the contemporary demands for contraception in China As a longstanding national priority, family planning services used to be ...

While a solid 68 per cent of you agree safe sex should be practised on all occasions, only 15 per cent use contraception every time they have sex and 13 per cent do ‘most times’. What’s more ...

Tubal ligation has been touted as a permanent form of birth control, but a new study shows that women are more likely than previously thought to get pregnant after the procedure. The study ...