One important aspect of women's sexual and reproductive freedom is access to contraception. Data from the UN Population Fund shows how the rates of modern contraceptive use (e.g. condoms, birth ...

Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.

The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Researchers evaluated contraceptive use, gynecologic follow-up, and pregnancy risk awareness among women with various rheumatic conditions.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of hormonal contraceptives in women was associated with decreased incidences of ACL injuries vs. women not ...

False information on social media about contraception and expectations about side effects can lead some young women to stop ...

The use of contemporary hormonal contraception is associated with a significantly increased relative risk for ischemic stroke and, in some cases, myocardial infarction (MI), a new real-world study ...

American teens’ sex habits and contraceptive use haven’t changed much over the past decade, according to a new report from the National Survey of Family Growth, which is administered by the United ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No significant link was found between progestin-only contraceptive use and the odds for chronic rhinosinusitis.

Among more than 20,000 women of childbearing age receiving treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) during 2019-2021, more than 90% did not have contraceptive use documented in their ...

A comprehensive new study analyzing data from nearly 240,000 women has found that estrogen-containing hormonal contraceptives ...