Remembering to take the contraceptive pill every day can be a challenge but imagine if you could take one pill once a month, with the same result. Interested? Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of ...

Susan Walker has received funding from Bayer. Hormonal contraceptives are in short supply in the UK. This has affected injectable and oral contraceptives and follows on from a reported shortage of ...

Learn the difference between Ella and Plan B emergency contraception pills, including how they work, how much they cost, and where to get them. Share on Pinterest Photography by Fahroni/Getty Images; ...

One of the most common barriers to using effective family planning methods is the belief that hormonal contraceptives and contraceptive devices have adverse effects on future fertility. Recent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . FDA approved norgestrel as the first daily oral contraceptive to be available over the counter, without a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Opill was approved as a nonprescription, OTC daily oral ...

A randomised controlled trial of 860 women requesting emergency contraception found 95% of pregnancies were prevented following combined treatment with levonorgestrel and the anti-inflammatory ...

Male contraceptives have traditionally been limited to condoms or vasectomies, which aren’t ideal solutions for many reasons. Now scientists have demonstrated a promising new method that takes the ...

A gel that is applied inside the vagina has been shown to block sperm injected into female sheep and may provide an alternative to hormonal contraceptives for people. Hormone-based birth control ...

A coroner has issued a warning about the risks of the contraceptive pill combined with an often unknown underlying condition after two women died in the same month in similar circumstances. On a ...