Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

TWIRLA is a birth control patch for women with Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 30 kg/m 2 who can become pregnant. It contains two female hormones, a progestin called levonorgestrel, and an estrogen ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Fertility awareness may be effective for birth control if people use it correctly and consistently, particularly if they use a combination of methods. Fertility awareness is a method for recognizing ...

Birth control methods can evolve with your health, lifestyle, and pregnancy plans. Common reasons to switch include difficulty remembering to use your current method consistently, changes in sexual ...