The First Clinical Trial of a Male Birth Control Gel Is Under Way
An elusive medical advance might finally be within grasp, one that could make some couples’ sex lives a lot more…
The FDA Has Cleared Its First Digital Birth Control App
Couples in the U.S. looking to either conceive or avoid pregnancy will now have a new tool available to them. On…
Bayer Will Soon Stop U.S. Sales of Controversial Birth Control Implant Essure
A controversial birth control treatment that is alleged to have harmed thousands of women in the past two decades is…
Taytulla Birth Control Packs Recalled Because the Pills Are in the Wrong Dang Order
Nearly 170,000 packs of the birth control Taytulla are being recalled by the manufacturer, Allergan, due to a packaging…
Birth Control Probably Doesn't Change Who You're Attracted to, Study Finds
A commonly touted theory about how women’s attraction to men works might be all wrong, suggests a new paper published…
Webcam Abortion Services Offer Crucial Access—So What’s Stopping Them?
A woman contacted Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi’s team on a Friday afternoon, nine weeks and three days into an unwanted…
FDA Limits Sales of Controversial Birth Control Implant Essure
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would take added steps to protect women from a controversial…
A Once-a-Day Male Birth Control Pill Shows Promise in Human Trial
One of the latest experimental candidates for a male birth control drug is a compound that would be taken much like the…
A Toxic Plant Might Help Us Find a Legit Male Birth Control Drug
The quest to find an effective male birth control pill is like Charlie Brown from “Peanuts” trying to kick the…
It's Time to Make Birth Control Accessible Over-the-Counter, For Everyone
In our eventual feminist utopia, birth control will be available in vending machines, water parks, and even those…
This Honeycomb Pattern Condom Feels Like an Overpriced Gimmick
“What if, just one time, I chose differently,” Charlie Sheen said, addressing 100 or so people standing in a Manhattan…
Women in Oregon Can Soon Buy Birth Control Pills Over the Counter
This week, Oregon passed a new law that allows women to buy hormonal contraceptives from a pharmacy without a doctor’s…
I Almost Replaced My Birth Control With an App
I don't need to tell you there's no great birth control option right now. Hormonal contraceptives are like a carnival…
This Natural Spermicide Turns Your Tongue Green
Vanadium is the 23rd element. It's a simple gray metal that has a remarkable property — it acts as a natural and…
We're Just Three Years Away From Male Birth Control (Again)
For guys, birth control options are pretty limited, and for years we've been promised a male version of the pill—some…
A Hippo Learns The Only 100% Effective Birth Control is Abstinence
As part of their management of their animals, zoos get together to create breeding recommendations for each species.…
These Thermometers Make an Unreliable Birth Control Method Less Sketchy
Women have been manually tracking their cycles for centuries. You've likely heard the terms "rhythm method" or…
Bill Gates Wants to Turn Your Birth Control On With a Remote
As far as contraception innovation goes, for the past several years, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been…
A Clinic In San Antonio Gave Women Fake Birth Control
Just when you think you've uncovered all the possible types of unethical human experimentation ever done, history…
This Shocking Prototype Condom Puts Some Wiring On Your Pole
It's been almost a year since Bill Gates put out his $100,000 call for better, high-tech condoms, and we haven't found…