After you give birth, you can get pregnant even before your period returns! It’s smart to plan ahead, and to research your options for birth control. Here we take a look at three female barrier ...

While hormonal birth control pills are a common form of birth control, some forms of birth control don’t involve hormones. Instead, nonhormonal options prevent pregnancy by physically or chemically ...

use has declined drastically since the introduction of oral contraceptives, deserves a second look from researchers. “Female-controlled HIV prevention technologies are desperately needed, especially ...

Failure to explore the potential of products which provide physical protection of the cervix—such as the diaphragm—for preventing the transmission of HIV is depriving women of a promising prevention ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story contains important medical information about a wide variety of birth control options. It contains some explicit sexual language that some readers might want to be aware of ...

Discussions about birth control options should also include additional barrier methods, such as condoms, which are effective when used properly every time. Some options are more effective when used ...

The Prorace cervical cap took off in England in 1915. (Science Museum, London/) Donna J. Drucker is senior adviser in English as the Language of Instruction at Technische Universität Darmstadt, ...