Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

Opill, the first daily, over-the-counter birth control pill, is now available. As with all OTCs, people can buy it without a prescription from a healthcare provider, but is this good or bad? It’s hard ...

Physicians usually require an annual pelvic exam before prescribing oral birth control to women, but the two practices have no medical reason to be linked. Indeed, according to a consortium of ...

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a rapidly evolving landscape of reproductive health, navigating the variety of birth control options can be overwhelming. While the most common forms of birth ...

(CNN) — The first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States will become available in stores and online this month. The medication, known as Opill, has a manufacturer’s ...

While Opill can be combined with barrier contraceptive methods like condoms, it should not be used by people who are already on other hormonal birth control products such as another contraceptive pill ...

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in modern contraception over the past 60 years, many gaps remain and the rate ...

Good health requires more than just diet and exercise, but also awareness. Awareness about health and its essential aspects, contraception, is one of them, which has a direct and profound impact on ...