Clinical trials are underway for Adam, a non-hormonal male contraceptive implant that could become a reversible alternative ...

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The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...

If you're sexually active and don't want to get pregnant right now, birth control is one of the most effective tools available. Understanding what your options are, and how to get access ...

While brown discharge is often linked to your menstrual cycle, it can also result from hormonal fluctuations or underlying ...

Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2011;6(1):45-56. Implanon is an etonogestrel-containing single sterile rod implant. Implanon was introduced in 1998, and was the first and remains the only single-rod ...

Women should use the most effective contraception to avoid pregnancy while taking 'skinny jabs', the drugs regulator says.

When hormonal contraceptive pills hit the market in the 1960s, it revolutionized women’s control over their own bodies. We might find out in the next decade. Scientists are successfully ...

Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology Hormonal Contraception and Bone Mineral Density Mags E Beksinska; Jennifer A Smit Disclosures Expert Rev of Obstet Gynecol. 2011;6 (3):305-319. 0 ...

Like rifampin, they speed up hormone metabolism, meaning the pill may not work as well. The Epilepsy Foundation warns that these medications can reduce the reliability of hormonal contraception.