An OBGYN told Newsweek it's important to create a space where conversations about body awareness are open, honest and accessible.

The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

One important aspect of women's sexual and reproductive freedom is access to contraception. Data from the UN Population Fund shows how the rates of modern contraceptive use (e.g. condoms, birth ...

August 13, 2009 — Many women are using brands of oral contraceptives that have been linked to greater risk for venous thrombosis, according to the results of 2 studies reported in the August 14 issue ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of hormonal contraceptives in women was associated with decreased incidences of ACL injuries vs. women not ...

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

Contraception counseling is often framed as a quick clinical checklist: confirm pregnancy status, review contraindications, pick a method, document consent. However, in real life, these conversations ...

A cohort study by Edwards et al in 2022 used Swedish national registry data and Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate correlations between hormonal contraceptive use and suicidal behavior. Crude ...

When men say things like, ‘I like it raw’ or ‘Let me cum inside you’ because they enjoy the sensation, that’s high-risk behaviour many women concede to because they can use contraceptives. In the ...

Women across the country bonded online over their “Ozempic babies” – surprise pregnancies while taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, despite being on birth control or having a history ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included almost 14,000 adult U.S women diagnosed with migraine who used contraceptives. Risks of ...