The most effective types of birth control are 99% effective. Those include sterilization, IUDs, and implants. The pill is about 93% effective with typical use.

A cost-effectiveness comparison favored vasectomy over salpingectomy for permanent contraception, although the latter ...

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

When it comes to navigating long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) options, intrauterine devices, better known as IUDs, ...

When it comes to preventing pregnancy, birth control methods vary in effectiveness. Options like IUDs and implants offer the highest protection, while pills, condoms, and natural methods are less ...

A new JAMA Network Open study highlights how over-the-counter oral contraceptives can reduce barriers to care, especially for ...

More than 70 reproductive groups are asking the Trump administration to call off the planned destruction of roughly $10 million of usable birth control products.   Planned Parenthood is leading ...

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a procedure where a doctor inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to check for ...

WASHINGTON — Two professional organizations with different approaches to treating infertility, one backed by supporters of ...

The Womed Leaf consists of a proprietary polymer that is inserted into the uterine cavity immediately after completion of a hysteroscopic adhesiolysis procedure.

A reduction in HIV incidence is possible with more structured choices for pre-exposure and postexposure prophylaxis being offered to patients at risk of HIV.

Michele Lynch had been living with chronic back pain for over a decade. At times, the pain was so severe that even the ...