Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Condom use declined after the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas other contraceptive use patterns remained stable.

Emergency contraceptive pills, often called the “morning-after pill,” are widely used as a quick solution after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. For many women, they offer reassurance and ...

In the 1970s, the contraceptive pill was the most frequently used method of contraception in Western countries; in Germany, for example, one in three women used "the pill." It is safe and reliable, ...

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 ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Women relying on morning-after pills face health risks, doctors warn. Frequent use disrupts hormonal balance and menstrual cycles, with potential long-term reproductive health impacts. These pills are ...

When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period ...

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 ...

House Bill 6 establishes Virginians' right to obtain contraceptives and protects doctors' right to prescribe FDA-approved ...