Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

Artificial contraception is another name for birth control. It’s intentionally using something — a barrier, device, drug, or another technique — to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy. “The idea ...

Susan Walker has received funding from Bayer PLC and has been a consultant to NaturalCycles. If you have access to it, it’s easy to take today’s contraception for granted. But key discoveries over the ...

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization eliminated a nearly 50-year constitutional right to abortion and returned the authority to regulate ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women ...

For the second time in two years, Congress is considering a bill that would protect access to contraception at the federal level. If passed, the Right to Contraception Act would codify the right of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the second time in two years, Congress is considering a bill that would protect access to contraception at the federal level.

A growing share of women who seek abortions were using period-tracking apps or other fertility awareness methods when they ...