The different types of emergency contraception include Ella, Plan B, birth control pills, and the copper IUD. To choose the best type of emergency contraception for you, it's important to consider how ...

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Between pills, patches, IUDs, implants, shots and condoms, picking a form of birth control can be overwhelming. It involves understanding how... There are so many types of birth control. Here's how to ...

Birth control pills are drugs that can stop ovulation and thicken the cervical mucus to prevent pregnany. Some may be suitable for people with health conditions, but they may also cause side effects ...

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

It takes two to cause a pregnancy. So why are birth control pills only available for one partner? Multiple forces have dragged out the process of developing new contraceptives for men and other people ...

No matter where you are on the gender spectrum, you might choose to use birth control if there’s a chance you could get pregnant and you don’t want to. Birth control is not designed for any particular ...

Nora V. Becker ([email protected]) is an assistant professor in the Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Nancy L. Keating is a professor of health care ...

Women living in states that ban or severely restrict abortion may be especially motivated to avoid unintended pregnancy. Viktoriya Skorikova/Moment via Getty Images On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme ...

A 20-foot tall inflatable IUD made waves online after being spotted outside Union Station in Washington, D.C. last week. Now the internet is talking about contraception, which was exactly the plan.

Access to a safe abortion already varies depending on what state you live in. Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe V. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that protected abortion rights ...

Maryland is one of 23 states, along with Washington, DC, where minors can get birth control without their parents’ knowledge or approval. A new bill introduced last week by a group of lawmakers in the ...