Lawmakers advocate for legislation to protect Mississippians’ ability to obtain contraception, as well as healthcare ...

Condoms are the only contraceptive method that can help prevent both unintended pregnancy and the transmission of STIs, ...

Intrauterine mepivacaine reduces pain during IUD placement, while 1 in 5 patients choose moderate intravenous sedation when ...

Overton’s birth control comments are notable as Trump’s Department of Justice has refused to say in an active court case that ...

Compared to levonorgestrel (a common emergency contraception pill), mifepristone probably results in fewer pregnancies. It is also probably more effective at preventing pregnancy than the Yuzpe method ...

They’re marketed like nicotine or estrogen patches. But it’s not clear whether vitamins or herbal extracts can be absorbed ...

The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates this week for the first time this year. So how does it actually work? And what ...

In 2026, The Cooper Companies completed a broad strategic review, ultimately deciding to retain CooperSurgical after assessing potential sale offers, while also outlining revised capital allocation ...

A bit of carefully placed local anesthesia can significantly reduce pain among women receiving an IUD, a new study says. Currently, doctors insert an IUD with no anesthesia at all or with a frequently ...

More patients want nonhormonal methods of birth control. Yet only one copper IUD is currently available in the United States.

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Two women nearly died after their birth control implants migrated into their abdomens and trapped loops of their bowels in a life-threatening 'strangulation.' The patients had both used ring-shaped ...