Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, leaving states to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their borders, it's understandable that some people have been thinking about their birth ...

If you can put in a tampon, you can use contraceptive gel, which comes in prefilled applicators you insert into your vagina up to an hour before sex. Made of lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium ...

From condoms and birth control pills to long-acting options like IUDs, there are many birth control options to choose from, and each has its own unique set of benefits. Without a doubt, hormonal birth ...

This month, an online service that prescribes and delivers birth control methods called The Pill Club announced that it’s now available to residents in New York, in addition to Arizona, California, ...

Birth control works primarily by blocking sperm, disabling sperm, or preventing ovulation. Some types of birth control will start working right away, like condoms and copper IUDs. But others can take ...

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 ...

Studies have suggested for decades that birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen — synthetic versions of female hormones — may slightly elevate one’s risk of breast cancer. But ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The birth control pill has been the most prescribed contraceptive for decades. New research and science have led to several newer options for reversible birth control methods ...

Young women are very fertile, so it's obvious why birth control is so important; population control and the ability to choose when (and if) we procreate are huge. The problem is that all birth control ...

The Obama administration on Monday clarified birth control coverage mandates under the Affordable Care Act, saying that at least one form of all 18 FDA-approved methods of birth control must be ...

Human birth is the most commonplace miracle on this planet. But this private joy is fast becoming a public sorrow. Now that humanity is counted by the billions, the mathematics of the mass warns of ...

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Follow along with Yahoo's coverage. Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, leaving states to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their borders, ...