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 ...

Effective contraceptive use remains suboptimal among women of reproductive age with rheumatic diseases, despite the potential risks associated with unplanned pregnancy in this population, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis sheds light on the debated association between hormonal contraception and risk for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long after completing an 18-month program designed to teach about contraception and healthy relationships, teenage girls at high risk for unwanted pregnancy were using ...

Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots about three-fold, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two to ...

American teens’ sex habits and contraceptive use haven’t changed much over the past decade, according to a new report from the National Survey of Family Growth, which is administered by the United ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No significant link was found between progestin-only contraceptive use and the odds for chronic rhinosinusitis.

Gov. Abigial Spanberger signed the "Right to Contraception" act, a bill that had been vetoed twice during the Youngkin ...