It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here's what the debate is missing.

In 1886, chemist W. J. Rendell manufactured the first birth control suppository. It contained a cocoa butter shell for suppositories that melted in the body to release the medication quinine, a drug ...

Reversible contraceptives like birth control pills, patches, IUDs and implants do not cause permanent infertility for most women. Fertility generally returns within months after stopping use, though ...

Some Canadian doctors say patients on birth control need monitoring. But medical authorities in other countries increasingly ...

It was long believed that men wouldn't reliably use birth control, but many are signing up for clinical trials of ...

Views writer Savannah Burke argues that cycle-tracking wellness trends spread birth control misinformation and threaten women ...

Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some ...

Dispelling common myths, experts say these methods are suitable even for women who haven’t had children and do not affect future fertility ...

The rate of Long Island teenagers giving birth has plummeted in the past few decades. Birth and pregnancy rates also have fallen nationwide. Increased access to and use of contraception is the biggest ...

The Museum of Arts and Design’s gallery exhibition features a plethora of reproduction-related objects lining the walls and ...

You're stuck between needing birth control now and an $850 bill that feels like a wall. This piece shows what others in your shoes have faced and points to practical options so you can get ...