Birth control shot Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera) contains progestin and is given every three months. With typical use, it’s effectiveness is 96% because not everyone gets the ...

A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV.

The onus for birth control has long fallen on women, who have more than a dozen contraceptive options to choose between, but basically always have some kind of downside. Men, meanwhile, continue ...

Recent research has linked Pfizer's widely-used Depo-Provera birth control shot to massively increased risk of developing brain tumors — and hundreds of women are suing the pharmaceutical giant ...

In the not too distant future, several new male contraceptives may be on the market. Two are now in the final stages of development–a male birth control pill and a male gel. Both recognize that it ...

Online birth control services offer convenience, privacy, and access to help prevent unwanted pregnancy. Here are the best options.

But focusing only on women ignores the untapped potential of men to improve the birth rate—not just by contributing sperm, but by helping solve those opportunity costs.

In fact, a 2017 survey of 1,500 men living in the U.S. found that 85% of participants wanted to prevent their partner from getting pregnant and taking responsibility for birth control was the key ...

A document the Department of Health and Human Services distributed to members of Congress to justify recent changes to ...

There is also research on male birth-control pills, injections and “switches,” which could be a long time away from being offered to men. For women, there are birth-control pills, intrauterine ...

Male Ozempic users say their penises have gotten bigger since they started injecting the weight-loss shot, with dozens of well-endowed fellas flocking to online forums to fawn over their expanded ...