A male contraceptive drug that temporarily stops sperm in just 30 minutes has been given the go ahead for further clinical ...

Experts say contraceptive pills do not affect everyone the same way. Breast and cervical cancer risks may rise slightly, while ovarian and endometrial fall.

Rare is the cultural object that can co-opt unmodified the very category of which it is a part: Even the Bible is referred to as the good book. Yet when people speak of the Pill, you know they don’t ...

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a four-year, $8.2 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

Researchers are testing male contraceptive pills, gels, and injections, but safety, pregnancy prevention, and reversibility ...

Reversible male hormonal contraception could reach the market within five to 10 years. But why has this development been so slow?

The combined pill can also be used for heavy bleeding, period pain, endometriosis and some hormone-linked symptoms, but ...

The first female oral contraceptive was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1960. In the 65 years since its inception, it has become a commonly used drug. The same cannot be said for ...

Medicine mix-ups happen at home. A man may swallow his partner’s pill by mistake. Others wonder if the pill could work for ...

Nearly a third of women with epilepsy prescribed hormonal contraceptives also receive enzyme-inducing ASMs, despite ...

The Greek philosopher Aristotle is thought to be the first person to propose using natural chemicals such as cedar oil, lead ointment, or frankincense oil as spermicides.