During a news conference at the University of Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont announced several new actions taken to expand access to contraception in the state. Among them is the launch of a new program ...

If you accidentally take two birth control pills, don’t worry too much. This should not change their effectiveness against pregnancy or affect your period. Here’s what you should do next.

Using an old printing press with hefty wooden Cyrillic type and vintage red ink, Besov created nostalgia-tinged posters with updated Soviet-style slogans. More than three months after Russian ...

“I want a new birth control implant placed ASAP,” she said. “The one you have already in your arm is still effective until 2026,” I said. “I need it now, before anything changes,” she sai ...

During the 1980s and 1990s, Ghanaian artists created vibrant hand-painted movie posters to promote Hollywood blockbuster films. These posters served as promotional material for mobile cinemas that ...

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New research has highlighted a notable shift in contraception use from traditional hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, to fertility awareness-based methods, also known as natural ...

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The number of women seeking abortions because “natural” contraception has failed has risen sixfold over five years, a new study shows. Experts said the trend was being fuelled by “hormone ...

The data, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, shows a "shift" in contraception use in the last five years, from "more reliable" hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, to "fertility ...

Australia may not be in the official throes of an election campaign. But the parties’ persistent use of three-word slogans tells a different story and sets up a clash that pits a prosperous past ...