Background: More than 30% of the pregnancies in women aged 35 and over are unintended. This paper compares perceptions about contraceptive methods and use among women with and without an unintended ...

Contraceptive methods are designed to prevent unwanted pregnancy. If used correctly, the contraceptive injection is more than 99 per cent effective and you can have sex without the worry of getting ...

Earlier this year, a dream almost two decades in the making became reality: Anyone can now walk into a drugstore and walk out with a safe, effective birth control pill without a prescription. Opill, ...

New digital contraceptive methods, such as apps or wearables to determine fertile days, are gaining in popularity. University of Amsterdam medical anthropologist Ellen Algera and her colleagues ...

Hormonal birth control helps prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation and blocking sperm. Nonhormonal methods work by physically blocking sperm or using spermicide. Hormonal options include pills, ...

The policy statement also discusses the need for clinicians to become familiar with consent laws in their jurisdiction. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued updated guidance on ...

When it comes to birth control methods, you’ve got lots of choices to make. That’s especially true when you start thinking about how to use various methods in combination to make sure you can have sex ...

As more and more women become concerned about the side effects of the contraceptive pill, natural methods of cycle tracking have become more popular. Some even claim that cycle tracking and fertility ...

While you may hope you never need it, it’s important to know about backup birth control — what your choices are, which type works best, and when to use it. These are some of the reasons you might want ...