It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here's what the debate is missing.

In 1886, chemist W. J. Rendell manufactured the first birth control suppository. It contained a cocoa butter shell for suppositories that melted in the body to release the medication quinine, a drug ...

Some Canadian doctors say patients on birth control need monitoring. But medical authorities in other countries increasingly ...

Views writer Savannah Burke argues that cycle-tracking wellness trends spread birth control misinformation and threaten women ...

Planned Parenthoods in the state are now offering vasectomy services after they saw an a jump in requests for them after ...

Reversible contraceptives like birth control pills, patches, IUDs and implants do not cause permanent infertility for most women. Fertility generally returns within months after stopping use, though ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team ...

Teva Canada is recalling two lots of Seasonique and one lot of Seasonale prescription birth control pills as a precaution ...

Public advisory - Seasonique and Seasonale birth control pills are being recalled due to the possibility of a missing blister card ...

Dispelling common myths, experts say these methods are suitable even for women who haven’t had children and do not affect future fertility ...

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