A University of Mississippi study reveals that young women aged 16 to 24 across the nation do not necessarily have the needed ...

Some people expressed concern that the list could be used to track people using such medication in states with abortion ...

So many options: From barrier methods to hormonal and long-acting devices, birth control choices are more diverse than ever, each with unique pros and cons. Effectiveness matters: Real-world ...

If you have ever worried that years on the pill might affect your chances of getting pregnant, you are not alone. It is one of the most common concerns among women planning a family. But what does ...

When I was twenty-two, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Though I experienced symptoms for years, it wasn’t until I went a full year without getting a period that I realized I ...

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who is running to succeed retiring Sen. Joni Ernst (R), is pushing to expand access to birth control as the race for the open Senate seat heats up. The Iowa congresswoman ...

Mary Ziegler, a contributing writer to Globe Ideas, is a professor of law at the University of California, Davis, and the author of "Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction." Specifically, the ...

Most sexually active women in the U.S. use contraception to prevent pregnancy. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and paved the way for abortion bans across ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

The era of highly effective male birth control is just on the horizon, and it’s likely to be one with several options to choose from. Scientists reported this week that they have found another ...

Scientists at Cornell University may be closing in on the long-sought “holy grail” of male contraception: a safe, reversible, nonhormonal method that completely halts sperm production. In a ...

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. "They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many," one man told News4. Another resident said said ...