In the 1970s, the contraceptive pill was the most frequently used method of contraception in Western countries; in Germany, for example, one in three women used "the pill." It is safe and reliable, ...

I recently became sexually active, and I feel like it’s good idea for me to go on birth control. However, I have a medical condition that precludes me from using any medications that involve estrogen.

Women’s reproductive rights in the U.S. are narrowing. Meanwhile, 46% of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended, pointing to the stark evidence of the enduring need for access to effective, ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A Berkeley startup says it's developing the first hormone-free birth control for both men and women. Researchers from UC Berkeley founded YourChoice Therapeutics. They say they ...

As an OB-GYN training to be a complex family planning subspecialist at UC San Diego, I have seen misinformation about ...

A non-hormonal, reversible male contraceptive pill with very few side effects might not be as far off as previously thought, early human trial results suggest. In a first-in-human study, a drug called ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy released research Wednesday that lays the groundwork for the first hormone-free male birth control pill to enter clinical trials.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--YourChoice Therapeutics, Inc., pioneering hormone-free family planning products, today announced that Communications Medicine, a Nature Portfolio Journal, published the ...

SAN DIEGO, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- One viral TikTok, 10 million+ views, and a flood of fearless, funny, and unfiltered replies later, a non-hormonal birth control brand — PHEXXI — has found ...

A new male birth control method to reduce semen output offers results comparable to a vasectomy and may dispel the belief that contraception is a woman’s responsibility, researchers and experts ...