Use of long-acting, reversible contraceptives is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers, a study suggests.

The Depo-Provera shot can be a convenient, lower-maintenance birth control option. You receive it in a doctor’s office every 3 months to help prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera, commonly referred ...

The Gauteng Department of Health has explained its plans to give schoolgirls contraceptives as one of the ways to tackle teenage pregnancies. Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko ...

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has unveiled plans to roll out contraceptive implants for schoolgirls to curb rising teen pregnancies. But the plan has sparked a fierce backlash over ...

What is particularly concerning and would amount to an egregious violation of constitutional rights, reminiscent of coerced and forced sterilisation, is the MEC’s decision to make the contraceptive ...

You should always use spermicide with the diaphragm. The contraceptive implant Nexplanon is the only other LARC available. It’s more than 99% effective and is safe to use while breastfeeding or ...

On Thursday 16 January, an article was published in which Gauteng MEC for Health Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko was quoted saying that girl learners in Gauteng will essentially be forced to get contraceptive ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed two bills into law earlier this week that will allow pharmacists in the state to prescribe hormonal birth control. House Bill 5436 gives Michigan ...

Arnold shared she wasn’t sure about the size range — breast implants are categorized by volume in cubic centimeters, not cup size — explaining that “300 is too big, 245 felt too small.

Deciding on a birth control method is a big step, and if you're considering a contraceptive implant, you’re making a choice that offers long-term protection. A contraceptive implant is a small ...