The new approach delivers the contraceptive hormonal medication levonorgestrel via what the researchers call “Self-assembling ...

Hormonal implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) are both safe and dependable methods of birth control. The copper IUD is good at preventing pregnancy, and is hormone-free. It is a good option ...

14% of U.S. women age 15 to 49 were on some type of contraceptive pill and 10.4% were using long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), which include the hormonal implant that's inserted into ...

A woman in her late 30s presented with a complaint of not being able to palpate the subdermal contraceptive implant in her left arm, which was inserted 6 years earlier. An x-ray revealed a ...

Current adult and adolescent users of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) have lower mean bone mineral density (BMD) compared with nonusers of hormonal contraception; however, generally no ...

It all depends on the individual person. Hormonal birth control involves everything from the pill and patch to the implant, IUD, and shot. There are two main types: One contains a type of ...

If you’re taking hormonal birth control ... than expected missing your Depo-Provera appointment If you have the implant and are experiencing unusual bleeding, talk with a healthcare professional ...