Birth control in the US right now is full of contradictions.

Perimenopausal women face increased pregnancy-related risks, necessitating continued contraceptive use until menopause is confirmed. Healthy women can use combination hormonal contraceptives until mid ...

Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

Many professionals report awareness, but few actively prescribe the self-administered injectable contraceptive DMPA.

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

Immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade via the Dobbs decision, giving states control to restrict abortion, Google recorded the highest volume of searches for “vasectomy” in the ...

A wider group of providers need to be trained on how to counsel patients regarding contraceptive care, Cynthia Harper, PhD, said Tuesday during a webinar on issues around contraceptive access ...

For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...

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 ...

Student Health can provide students with emergency contraception, IUDs and medication abortions — but not surgical ones.