Many women seeking abortion are disbelieved or discriminated against based on the contraception choices they make or do not ...

The primary role of oral contraceptive pill is to prevent pregnancy but it could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, ...

Birth control pills are used to prevent unwanted pregnancies, treat PCOS, and more. However, along with benefits, they can ...

She left the agency saying politics had slowed the approval of the morning-after pill for over-the-counter use. Her ...

Pharmac is consulting on funding a new progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill called desogestrel (branded as Cerazette) ...

NEXT Life Sciences said that that the Male Contraceptive Initiative will continue funding development of its innovative male ...

The industry fears there is no demand, because men would be reluctant to take an oral contraceptive. The drug works in an almost identical way to the female pill by affecting hormone levels in the ...

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used ...

Taking birth control pills is pretty easy — you just pop a tiny pill into your mouth and swallow. There are two different types of birth control pills: combination pills (estrogen and progestin ...

Mifepristone is under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.