The newly available over-the-counter (OTC) progestin-only oral contraceptive pill (OCP) is accessed by individuals who use no method or less-effective methods of contraception.

Young people who are offered confidential and free access to prescription contraception methods are significantly more likely to use them, according to a new McMaster University study. The findings, ...

Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy.

Sheila Mody, MD, MPH, discusses barriers and counseling needs in permanent female contraception after the Dobbs decision.

Dr Aashita Jain, fertility specialist, Birla Fertility & IVF, Surat said, “Prolonged use of the contraceptive pill, in a standalone sense, is not a cause of infertility. In most cases, when the pill ...

Opill is the first OTC daily birth control pill you can get without a prescription. It's safe, effective, and puts the ...

Young people who are offered confidential and free access to prescription contraception methods are significantly more likely to use them, according to a new McMaster University study. Subscribe to ...

Two years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of an over-the-counter birth control pill for the first time in the United States without a prescription. A nationwide study published ...

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of U.S. individuals obtaining oral contraception, the oral contraceptive pill was accessed over-the-counter (OTC) by many who previously used no method ...

To many women, this felt long overdue but it’s part of a new effort to make women’s gynecologic procedures less painful. To ...

In much of the world, “the Pill” has long been available on retail shelves, alongside vitamins and aspirin and the like. Not so in the U.S.—until very recently, when the Food and Drug Administration ...

CLEVELAND — A groundbreaking program at MetroHealth in Cleveland is addressing one of the most difficult topics in spinal cord injury recovery – and it's saving lives. The Christopher & Dana Reeve ...