The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of hormonal contraceptives in women was associated with decreased incidences of ACL injuries vs. women not ...

The use of contemporary hormonal contraception is associated with a significantly increased relative risk for ischemic stroke and, in some cases, myocardial infarction (MI), a new real-world study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long after completing an 18-month program designed to teach about contraception and healthy relationships, teenage girls at high risk for unwanted pregnancy were using ...

Surgeon general pick Casey Means stood by her past claims that birth control has "horrifying health risks" and softened her ...

Emergency contraceptive pills, often called the “morning-after pill,” are widely used as a quick solution after unprotected ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included almost 14,000 adult U.S women diagnosed with migraine who used contraceptives. Risks of ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that “improvements in contraceptive use” have accounted for a notable dip in teen birth and pregnancy rates over the past decade. The ...

A Georgia House bill would allow women to get birth control directly from pharmacies, expanding access in a state with a strict abortion ban.

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