If you have access to it, it's easy to take today's contraception for granted. But key discoveries over the last century or so changed the lives of women. Before the invention of modern intra-uterine ...

Your years at university present a unique time of spontaneous interactions. This exploration should come with the knowledge and power to control your reproductive health. You might be considering ...

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 ...

There are many different kinds of birth control—and even more factors contributing to decisions about the best birth control method for you or your partner. Some methods rely on the hormone progestin ...

Emergency contraceptive pills, often called the “morning-after pill,” are widely used as a quick solution after unprotected ...

In 2016, a two-hormone birth control method for men made headlines. The injection showed promise, but Stage II trial was stopped after an independent review panel found the drug had “too many side ...

It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here's what the debate is missing.

When choosing a contraceptive method, consider safety and effectiveness, accessibility and affordability, side effects, user control, reversibility, and ease of removal or discontinuation. Also ...

In 1886, chemist W. J. Rendell manufactured the first birth control suppository. It contained a cocoa butter shell for suppositories that melted in the body to release the medication quinine, a drug ...