Deep dives into the policies, medical science, and personal choices shaping this vital area of healthcare.
The price shown for an online birth control subscription is often not the price you will actually pay. A platform may advertise a low-cost pill or a…
Two oral contraceptive categories sit on most formularies: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), which pair a synthetic estrogen with a progestin, and…
A new commentary published through Modern Ghana argues that the conversation around population ageing is incomplete without a gendered human rights…
A first contraceptive consultation is often short — perhaps fifteen to thirty minutes in primary care or an OB-GYN office, longer in specialist or…
The price of emergency contraception can change sharply depending on which pill you choose, where you buy it, and whether insurance processes it as…
In July 2023, the FDA approved something reproductive health advocates had been pushing toward for decades: a daily birth control pill that could be…
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced this week that she is leading a 24-state coalition in a federal lawsuit challenging new U.S…
Every year, millions of people switch contraceptives — moving from pills to an IUD, off a patch onto an implant, off the injection and back onto…
A coalition of 23 state attorneys general — including New Jersey's Jennifer Davenport — is suing to stop new federal conditions the Trump…
The birth control implant and the hormonal IUD belong to the same broad category: long-acting reversible contraception, or LARC. Both prevent…
IUD insertion pain is not a minor detail to work around. For some patients, placement causes brief, manageable cramping. For others, it is intense…
If your clinician has just handed you a box of prefilled syringes and said "see you in three months," the next thirteen weeks of contraceptive…
The label on a box of Plan B One-Step lists no weight limit, no BMI cutoff, and no body-size contraindication. In the United States, the product is…
Estrogen-free birth control options are no longer limited to a narrow group of prescription pills. Today, people who cannot use estrogen—or simply do…
When emergency contraception is needed, the decision is often framed as a simple choice between a pill and an IUD. In practice, Ella and the copper…
Emergency contraception is time-sensitive, but access rarely works like a simple countdown. The medication may be available in your area and still be…
Switching from hormonal to non-hormonal birth control is not simply a matter of stopping one method and starting another. The central issue is…
Fertility awareness methods (FAM) come with a striking statistic: 91% to 99% effectiveness at preventing pregnancy with perfect use. That number…
For the first time in the United States, someone can walk into a pharmacy or shop online and buy a daily birth control pill without a prescription…
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a 23-state coalition to block new federal requirements on Title X family planning funding, arguing…
The first birth control appointment can feel like a pop quiz you did not study for. A clinician may need to make several safety decisions in a short…