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

Contraception is not just about preventing an unwanted pregnancy. Experts say it’s also an important part of adolescent ...

Artificial contraception is another name for birth control. It’s intentionally using something — a barrier, device, drug, or another technique — to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy. “The idea ...

,Australians' access to a range of contraceptive options depends on where they live and how wealthy they are. A recent parliamentary inquiry recommends ways to end this "postcode lottery" for people ...

The wishbone pessary didn’t look comfortable Science Museum Group Collection, CC BY-NC If you have access to it, it’s easy to take today’s contraception for granted. But key discoveries over the last ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women ...

For the second time in two years, Congress is considering a bill that would protect access to contraception at the federal level. If passed, the Right to Contraception Act would codify the right of ...