For decades, women have largely carried the responsibility for contraception thanks to the pill, but a male equivalent has long eluded scientists. Now a new breakthrough could lead to a safe, ...

Women have many choices for birth control, ranging from pills to patches to intrauterine devices, and partly as a result, they bear most of the burden of preventing pregnancy. But men's birth control ...

A hormone-free male contraceptive pill called YCT-529 has successfully completed its first human safety trial, marking an important milestone in the global effort to expand birth-control options for ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said this week that Plan B is a form of abortion. Experts say it prevents pregnancy instead of ending it. (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) If you've been told that Plan B ...

Contraceptives are rarely convenient – implanted devices are invasive, and you have to remember to take the pill every day. Now a team led by researchers at Georgia Tech are developing a painless, ...

University of Utah Health scientists are testing a new contraceptive gel believed to decreases a man’s sperm production––reducing his chances of fathering a child––without decreasing his sex drive.

A 19-year-old girl died from a rare brain blood clot after dismissing a severe headache as a hangover. The condition, ...

Birth control either stops an egg from being released into the womb, sperm from reaching the egg or a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb. There're so many hormonal and non-hormonal options ...

The move comes as Beijing struggles to boost birth rates in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s population fell for a ...