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

Nonhormonal birth control prevents pregnancy without affecting your hormones. The types of nonhormonal birth control include copper IUDs, barrier methods, spermicide, and natural family planning. The ...

With an TV ad that begins “Welcome to my vagina,” does a brand even need a celebrity to get viewers’ attention? Evofem Biosciences isn’t taking any chances. Its latest Phexxi birth control commercial ...

Natural birth control methods include monitoring the time of ovulation and taking basal temperature readings. However, these are not usually as effective at preventing pregnancy as hormonal ...

A birth control sponge is a nonhormonal birth control method that a person inserts into their vagina. Its effectiveness depends on if it is used with other barrier methods and if the person has given ...

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For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.

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Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...