In updated clinical guidance, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urged physicians to speak out in support of access to contraception. The group's statement on access to ...

Stuffed in the 900-page Project 2025 playbook, among the strategies to ban abortion pills and gut federal agencies, are several proposals to limit access to birth control. One of the groups on the ...

On July 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally allowed women to access one birth control pill over the counter. The FDA signaled in May that this was likely to happen after an advisory ...

Whether or not to have a child at any given time of our lives is a deeply personal choice — and preventing pregnancy is an individual responsibility. With so many different contraception options ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - IUDs and contraceptive skin implants are the most effective type of reversible contraceptive, and should be offered as options to most women seeking birth control, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women living farther from vs. closer to the hospital had more cesarean deliveries and shorter gestational age.

Most progestin-only birth control works by creating thick cervical mucus that makes it difficult for sperm to enter the uterus and fertilize an egg, according to ACOG. In some cases, progestin stops ...

Birth control methods are meant to evolve with your personal, sexual, and general health needs. What worked in your teens may not be the right choice in your 20s, 30s, or 40s. That’s because your ...

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A retrospective cohort study, found that adolescent mothers younger than 18 had the highest rate of LARC uptake at 33%, compared to around 21% for those in older age groups -- though this meant that ...