The most effective types of birth control are 99% effective. Those include sterilization, IUDs, and implants. The pill is about 93% effective with typical use.

Threats to access to contraception are significant and urgent. Nine in 10 Wisconsin families rely on basic contraceptives to plan their families.

Even if medical science has advanced and contraceptive options have expanded, myths and half-truths continue to shape decisions in many households. Learn more details here.

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...

On TikTok and Instagram, a chorus of young influencers are advising women in their age bracket to ditch their hormonal birth control pills, saying they cause a cavalcade of problems for physical and ...

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...

Watch a subscriber-only conversation with Kevin Eisenfrats, co-founder and CEO of Contraline, on the future of birth control options for men.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a dangerous malformation of the lungs and diaphragm that causes almost a third of affected babies to die from ...

When it comes to preventing pregnancy, birth control methods vary in effectiveness. Options like IUDs and implants offer the highest protection, while pills, condoms, and natural methods are less ...

* Hormonal birth control can change how women process emotions and recall emotional events * It may help women forget negative details but remember happy moments better * Understanding //these effects ...

Reproductive health advocates are celebrating World Contraception Day with the help of a 20-foot-tall inflatable IUD statue ...

Questions about their fate swirled after the government's July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false ...