Researchers from the University of Washington have shown that the administration of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), a common human contraceptive agent, reduces mortality associated with ...

After taking the pill for a while, egg development and release will stop completely. If there is no egg available, there can be no baby. This is why contraceptive pills are so effective.

Contraceptive injections, implants or skin patches contain slow-release progesterone to inhibit the maturation and release of eggs.

There is no evidence that the U.S. earmarked $50 million in condoms to Gaza, or that it has recently spent $50 million on condoms in Gaza. On X, a State Department spokesperson said the freeze stopped ...

If passed, House Bill 1477 would make it illegal for any state or local entity to restrict access to fertility treatments.

John Rock and Gregory Pincus were confident they had honed in on an oral contraceptive. But without large-scale human trials, the drug would never receive the FDA approval necessary to bring the ...

The departments of Labor, the Treasury and Health and Human Services are quietly backing ... as well as increase access to contraceptive items, the notice (PDF) said. Group health plans are ...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is preparing to send a second shipment of family planning ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed 16 different bills this week related to contraception and maternity care. Whitmer ...