A growing number of women are opting for a tech-forward approach to old-school – and controversial – methods of contraception ...

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A new generation of reversible male contraceptives is advancing through clinical trials to expand family planning options. Despite major advances in contraception over the past several decades, ...

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that Title X, which was signed into law by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1970, has ...

D.C.’s rat problem continues to grow, and one local neighborhood his the site of the latest effort to reduce the rat ...

For many women, choosing birth control can feel overwhelming. There are pills, patches, implants, injections, hormonal IUDs, ...

Planned Parenthood is a health-center route for contraception, not a single national store with one checkout screen. As of May 2026, patients may pay $0 with ...

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Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. St John's Wort, activated charcoal, and certain ...

When I was twenty-two, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Though I experienced symptoms for years, it wasn’t until I went a full year without getting a period that I realized I ...

We are entering a startling new era in the politics of birth control, with President Donald Trump launching the most serious effort in decades to curb contraception. The Department of Health and Human ...

Most sexually active women in the U.S. use contraception to prevent pregnancy. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and paved the way for abortion bans across ...