A woman's contraceptive implant ended up in her lung; doctors believe the device migrated because it wasn't inserted in her ...

Around this time last year, I was still pushing hard on maintaining my new year’s resolutions, among which I had determined ...

Men have two birth control options: condoms and vasectomies. Why has it taken so long to develop more contraceptives?

The Gauteng Department of Health has explained its plans to give schoolgirls contraceptives as one of the ways to tackle ...

Natural Cycles uses a proprietary algorithm and daily body temperature readings to track ovulation and identify fertile ...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives – which include intrauterine devices or IUDs, implants under the skin, and injections – release progesterone-like hormones. These are very effective ...

or if the fertilized egg fails to implant in the uterine wall, the uterine lining will shed. Ovulation typically does not occur when using hormonal birth control. Any period-like bleeding that you ...

Progestin-only oral contraceptives prescribed or dispensed ... Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate initiated at 6 weeks postpartum* Hormonal implants inserted at 6 weeks postpartum* The ...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives—which include intrauterine devices or IUDs, implants under the skin, and injections—release progesterone-like hormones. These are very effective ...

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 ...

While contraception may be the last thing on your mind after giving birth, it is vital unless you want to get pregnant again!