Contraception is personal - "see how you get on” is not a complete strategy.

Since ancient times, women all over the world have used a variety of methods for contraception. Prior to the introduction of ...

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 ...

Family planning involves a myriad of considerations, and at the forefront of these decisions is choosing a birth control method that prioritizes safety. With a plethora of options available, ...

There are many different kinds of birth control—and even more factors contributing to decisions about the best birth control method for you or your partner. Some methods rely on the hormone progestin ...

An estimated 164 million women who want to delay or avoid pregnancy are not using contraception, highlighting the need for ...

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are turning to modern family planning methods, but concerns about weight gain, depression, infertility, sexual problems and cancer continue to shape how women ...

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 ...

More recent research shows that progesterone-only contraception — including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the so-called mini pill — may also raise breast cancer risk, possibly even more so than ...

Emergency contraception containing mifepristone prevents more pregnancies with fewer side effects than some other common emergency contraceptive pills, such as levonorgestrel, according to a new ...