If you have access to it, it's easy to take today's contraception for granted. But key discoveries over the last century or so changed the lives of women. Before the invention of modern intra-uterine ...

Long-acting reversible contraception are now a first-line option for teens. Sept. 21, 2012— -- A leading group of physicians who advise on women's health has issued new guidelines recommending ...

The VTE rate ratios were significantly greater for all forms of hormonal contraception, except for progestin-only pills, compared with non-use. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) continues to be a risk ...

There has been a shift away from the use of more reliable hormonal methods of contraception to less reliable fertility awareness methods among women requesting abortion in England and Wales over the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program that offered long-acting no-cost contraception to U.S. girls and women age 15 to 19 reduced the teenage pregnancy rate by 79 percent over five years and cut the ...

There has been a shift away from the use of more reliable hormonal methods of contraception to less reliable fertility awareness methods among women requesting abortion in England and Wales over the ...

This World Contraception Day, we explore how the younger generation is embracing contraception to secure healthier and more stable futures for themselves and their families. Thanks to increased access ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...

A large national study in Indonesia finds that education is the strongest driver of permanent contraceptive use among women ...