Almost since the introduction of female hormonal contraceptives in the 1960s, efforts have been underway to develop analogous methods of male hormonal contraception. Testosterone injections can ...

In this paper, we compare the perceptions about contraceptive methods and use among women with and without an unintended pregnancy after age 35. We examine the extent to which an older woman's ...

physical barrier methods such as condoms and diaphragms, which prevent the sperm reaching an egg intrauterine devices (IUD) also known as a coil, prevent the implantation of an embryo or release ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Hormonal Contraceptive Market by Product (Oral Contraceptive Pills, ...

Using hormonal birth control methods may significantly increase a person's risk of experiencing a stroke or heart attack, with some methods carrying higher risks than others, a recent large study ...

The company behind Opill didn't release specific data but said Monday in a statement that sales "have grown on a weekly basis ...

Thousands of posts on social media encourage women to ditch the birth control pill with arguments that are not supported by ...

Much less information is available on other hormonal methods. Concerns regarding bone loss in depot medroxyprogesterone acetate users resulted in a US FDA black-box warning for this method.