Approximately 19 million U.S. women of childbearing age reside in what are known as “contraceptive deserts” due to geographic, political, economic and social barriers to birth control. Women living in ...

Is it true that you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding? Not necessarily. While breastfeeding, you can still get pregnant. However, the chances of conceiving are low. Injectable contraception for ...

When Lindsey Boynton was offered the option to give herself her birth control shot at home, she was surprised the option even existed. The method — self-injected subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone ...

Researchers evaluated the association between the use of various hormonal contraceptives and the risk for surgically treated intracranial meningioma.

Self-administered injectable contraception has been available in the U.S. for more than two decades, yet a new study found that only about a quarter of reproductive health experts prescribe it — and ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

In Kenya, access to family planning and contraception remains critical, with many women facing barriers to accessing quality reproductive health services. These include geographical barriers, ...