Researchers found increases in young adults opting for permanent forms of contraception after the Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to an abortion.

like other long-acting and permanent methods of contraception, is very high, the risk of failure continues for years after the procedure and does not diminish with time. The Centers for Disease ...

The number of women seeking permanent birth control procedures in Kenya increased by 13.5 per cent from the previous years. Family planning injections were the most popular method of contraception ...

Methods like the diaphragm, condoms, spermicidal foams and jellies, and copper IUDs provide reversible contraception, while vasectomy and tubal ligation are permanent methods. Another WHO study ...

Men have two birth control options: condoms and vasectomies. Why has it taken so long to develop more contraceptives?

“While access to all contraceptive methods, including permanent ones, is critical for reproductive autonomy, young people should not feel coerced into making decisions based on fear and ...

The results found no such surge in permanent contraception among adults 27 to 44, "suggesting that young adults may be driving increased use of these methods post-Dobbs," the research team wrote.

According to data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, around 57.2 per cent of married women aged between 15 and 49 ...

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As more and more women become concerned about the side effects of the contraceptive pill, natural methods of cycle tracking have become more popular. Some even claim that cycle tracking and ...