Women using weight-loss injections are being urged to use effective contraception, following the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)'s first public alert on the use of ...

Use of emergency contraception in the form of the otherwise-called “morning after” pill more than doubled since the drug was approved for use without a prescription, a new report from the Centers for ...

Women who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers alongside hormonal contraception appear to be at a small increased risk of blood clots known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), finds a large ...

BALI, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - If you're looking to boost your sex life, birth control may be the answer, health experts say. A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

OTC access linked to 31.8 percentage point increase in individuals moving from no contraceptive method to an effective method. HealthDay News — The newly available over-the-counter (OTC) ...

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 ...

“Sex-iversity is a question and answer column designed to provide answers and important information regarding sex, sexuality, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and ...

The dengue virus has arrived back in America. Pope Francis has said that contraception was good to use to fight dengue's wrath. I strongly disagree with this statement. Contraception is the gateway to ...

Current medical guidelines discourage the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among people who experience migraine with aura—a type of migraine accompanied by temporary neurological ...

Today’s donors want to know that their donations are having a measurable impact. With so many serious problems facing our world, it can be hard to decide where your gifts will have the best “return on ...