Research published in the BMJ has revealed that retail sales of emergency contraception rise sharply after the New Year holiday in the United States. The holiday was found to be linked to a surge in ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team ...

Some UW-Eau Claire students are calling for Congress to support the access to birth control and contraception.

Free condoms for athletes have been a mainstay of the Olympics since the ‘80s, but Italy is proving to be stingy with the contraceptives. Olympians at the Milano Cortina Winter Games burned through ...

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Studies show that women who use a contraceptive injection known as Depo-Provera could increase their risk of benign brain tumours by as much as 500 per cent.

Currently, Georgia law requires patients to receive a birth control prescription from a doctor, which they can then fill at a ...

Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don't have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global data show that only 37% of women in the region aged 15–49 can make ...

Need a prescription for birth control? You may soon be able to get one at your local pharmacy. On Monday, lawmakers ...

New research explores how hormonal contraceptive use may influence cardiovascular and thrombotic risk in women, including ...

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