Between pills, patches, IUDs, implants, shots and condoms, picking a form of birth control can be overwhelming. It involves understanding how... There are so many types of birth control. Here's how to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – The availability of a reversible ...

How the male birth control pill works The experimental pill, called YCT-529, is designed to pause sperm production by interrupting specific signals in the body. Specifically, the drug works by ...

Doctors say that increased access to emergency contraception is crucial for women. (Getty Images) The reproductive health landscape in the U.S. keeps shifting, particularly since Roe v. Wade was ...

Many people assume that once you start taking “the pill” or using other hormonal contraceptives, ovulation completely stops. While that’s true for most users, there are situations where ovulation can ...

How Birth Control Affects Your Menstrual Cycle Hormonal birth control works by changing the hormone levels in your body to prevent pregnancy. Some types of birth control stop ovulation, which means ...

It's normal to have questions about what birth control method is right for you. There are so many birth control options available [Levin'sWomen'sHealth] Starting birth control is a big decision, and ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A copper intrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had the device implanted up to 5 days after ...

In 2018, a handful of couples ditched their birth control to embark on a one-year trial of a hormonal topical gel as their only contraceptive. This gel, however, was for men to use in order to ...