...trust men with the responsibility of contraception?  “Even if the man was ready to take responsibility for contraception [hypothetically], I wouldn’t be at peace. I would want to take it...

Few people talk about sex in our society, and even fewer talk about contraception, or birth control. But understanding contraception options has many benefits for women, from giving you more...

...simply chose not to use a contraceptive. Yet, emergency contraception has a lot of misinformation around it. Colloquially called the “morning after pill,” emergency contraception is actually not always a...

...contraception, or they’re not sure. Technically, emergency contraception can be used regularly. The problem with doing so, however, is that the morning after pill is much less effective than most...

...number of children they have. That’s where contraception comes in. Luckily, the range of contraceptive options available is much larger than it used to be. Today contraceptive methods come in...

...a better option.” Read more about contraception on The Swaddle. In the decades since The Pill was first introduced, hormonal birth control proliferated to become the most commonly used form...

...include throwing away contraception deliberately, or tampering with it, threatening women with physical violence if they use contraception, blackmailing them emotionally into sex or pregnancy, or forcing them to have...

Period tracking apps are sending information about women’s sex lives and contraception use to Facebook, according to research by advocacy group Privacy International. The period-tracking apps said to be sharing...

...contraception, followed by condoms, female sterilization and the pill. In the following years, a faulty American model of IUD came on the market, which gave the device its first bad...

...is a concern for a lot of women when they’re starting hormonal contraception, particularly when they’re using specific types that have progesterone,” says Dr Brett Worly, lead author of the...

...bodies. (You can enjoy sex without contraception — but you might get pregnant! You can control your fertility — but it comes with a shelf life!) So, it’s normal to...

...95 percent of Indians don’t use condoms! We’d love to know why.” Durex meant that roughly 95% of sexually active Indians aren’t using the contraception that offers the best protection...

...This point is at the heart of criticism of femtech that bills itself as contraception – it’s not actually contracept-ing anything, just telling users when they should definitely use a...

...impact on the child’s life. Leveling The Contraceptive Field Contraception has often been the responsibility of women, but that’s all about to change in the next 3 to 5 years! A...

...to universal health coverage and achieving the right to health. This includes contraception, quality health care during and after pregnancy and childbirth, and safe abortion to the full extent of...

Until now, the conversation around male birth control has been hypothetical: If the methods existed, would men be keen on sharing the burden of contraception equally with women? Will women...

...a doubt sets up the child for setbacks once he or she enters the real world. New Post-Birth Contraception Policies In good news for moms who are looking to delay or...

...endured every month. But, what if that’s not totally true?  A period-optional movement has been developing in the West, in which women use hormonal contraception — often, birth control pills...