A new generation of male birth control is on the horizon, with researchers working on everything from pills and gels to longer-lasting contraceptives. And apparently, plenty of guys are eager to give ...

When I was twenty-two, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Though I experienced symptoms for years, it wasn’t until I went a full year without getting a period that I realized I ...

A city can have one of two levels of rat. There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks. Then there are cities where the rats are ...

New research shakes up the premise that implants and other long-acting contraception methods are far and away the most effective choice. The HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative first provided ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Some medications and supplements can interact with ...

A proposed constitutional amendment in North Carolina seeks to define life at fertilization and grant people the right to defend the unborn — potentially through deadly force. The proposal doesn’t ...

As it stands, male contraception revolves around condoms and vasectomies, with no medication-based options on par with the birth control pill or implants that women may use to prevent pregnancy. (Rasi ...

Mary Ziegler is a law professor at UC Davis and the author, most recently, of Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction (2025). We are entering a startling new era in the politics of birth ...

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who is running to succeed retiring Sen. Joni Ernst (R), is pushing to expand access to birth control as the race for the open Senate seat heats up. The Iowa congresswoman ...

Most sexually active women in the U.S. use contraception to prevent pregnancy. Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, which overturned Roe vs. Wade and paved the way for abortion bans across ...

Washington, D.C., is launching a rat birth control program to lower the rodent population in the city. The pilot program is set to begin this spring with the distribution of ContraPest according to DC ...