Many on the right suggest that birth control is part of a plot to keep birth rates low or even aid the supposed replacement ...

A new generation of reversible male contraceptives is advancing through clinical trials to expand family planning options.

Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team ...

Economist Caitlin Myers has a striking explanation for why women are having fewer babies: It's the smartphones. Myers and other researchers have been searching for what's behind the sharp drop in ...

A pair of recently published studies point to evidence linking the increase in digital technology – cell phones in particular – to the decrease of fertility rates. One of the studies published in May ...

Amid shifts in attitudes around family planning and contraception—and as the advent of telehealth outfits like Hims & Hers and Ro defines a new era of consumer-driven healthcare—the lack of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

The era of highly effective male birth control is just on the horizon, and it’s likely to be one with several options to choose from. Scientists reported this week that they have found another ...