It's also self-injectable and less painful than traditional implant options, according to research in rodents.

When taken as directed, norgestrel has 98% efficacy in preventing pregnancy in individuals who are adherent to the daily regimen.

The University of Minnesota's College of Pharmacy has paved the way for the first non-hormonal male birth control pill to enter clinical trials.

Researchers sought to determine whether contemporary hormonal contraception methods are associated with risk of developing VTE.

Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman introduced a bill called the Convenient Contraception Act that would improve access to contraceptive products, including over-the-counter contraceptives.

YCT-529, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has shown high effectiveness in animals and is now in human trials, marking ...

Neither Medicaid nor commercial health plans will pay a pharmacist to prescribe the same hormonal contraceptives as a doctor.

Mass General Brigham and MIT investigators have developed a long-acting contraceptive implant that can be delivered through ...

American experts who developed the technology based it on the same principle as existing long-lasting contraceptive implants ...

Contraception was decriminalized in the Criminal Code in 1969. At the outset of its availability, the pill was subject to backlash, primarily among religious groups who believed it should either ...

Contraceptive pills gave women sexual freedom and self-determination — right? This myth - and others - are debunked in this documentary. This episode explores various myths and truths related to ...

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes will be taking senior status on Oct. 1, giving President Donald Trump a seat to fill on the Chicago-based appellate court.