A study presented to the Temporary Scientific Committee of the French Medicines Agency (ANSM) evaluated the risk for meningioma in women using levonorgestrel or desogestrel in oral contraception ...

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

The vaginal ring is a form of birth control that's been available in the U.S. since 2001. The ring is inserted into the ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or 'the Pill') could also help reduce the risk of ovarian ...

When a war forcibly displaces tens of thousands of people, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, equips displacement camps and medical personnel with critical supplies - ...

This combination, known as dual protection, provides added safety. We know that birth control has empowered people to take control of their reproductive well-being. Birth control is safe ...

The foundation’s Family Planning team works to ensure that women and girls can access the contraceptives and family planning services they want and thus exercise their right to decide whether to have ...

There used to be 35 hospitals in northern Ontario that delivered babies — now there are just nine. And those vanishing ...

Since the oral contraceptive pill was introduced in the 1960s ... This fact coupled with the ‘do no harm’ principle in medicine means regulatory bars for safety and tolerance are expected to sit much ...

Gen. 38:8-10 - Onan is killed by God for practicing contraception (in this case, withdrawal) and spilling his semen on the ground. Gen. 38:11-26 - Judah, like Onan, also rejected God's command to ...

Some people may experience a change in breast size as a temporary side effect when taking birth control pills. It can take several months for breasts to return to their regular size. Although ...