At a recent appointment, Laura didn’t think twice about giving her gynecologist an honest answer about what kind of birth control she uses: the pullout method. Laura, age 29, explained that she and ...

(Reuters Health) – Up to 17 percent of young adults in the U.S. may be using “withdrawal” to prevent pregnancy, although not necessarily relying just on that method, a new study finds. In the sample ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral contraceptive users reported increases in negative feelings, anxiety and mental health symptoms during pill ...

When Rachel K. Jones, a senior researcher with the Guttmacher Institute, published a report supporting its validity as a birth control method back in 2008, she was lambasted in the media. But my ...

Don’t like having your period? Hormonal birth control can be used for more than just preventing pregnancy — it’s also a popular way to go months or even years without a period. Continuous use birth ...

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, developing more contraception options for everyone becomes even more important. Women and people who can become pregnant have a number of effective birth ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Novel methods of contraception are being introduced. For example, ZabBio is designing a ...

New writes that “the Guttmacher Institute’s own data show that 50 percent of all women seeking abortions were using some form of contraception the month that they became pregnant,” claiming this as ...