The reproductive health landscape is experiencing a revolutionary shift that could fundamentally change how couples approach family planning. For decades, women have carried the primary responsibility ...

Within the next couple of decades, a new generation of contraceptives could hit the American market. One, a pill that prevents certain cells from accessing vitamin A, might be able to limit fertility ...

Nextstellis (drospirenone/estetrol) is a brand-name oral tablet that’s prescribed to help prevent pregnancy in adults and certain children. As with other drugs, Nextstellis can cause side effects, ...

Yaz (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol) is a brand-name oral tablet. It’s prescribed to help prevent pregnancy and treat other conditions in adults and certain children. As with other drugs, Yaz can ...

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

Birth control options include hormonal methods like pills, patches, rings, and injections, as well as non-hormonal options like IUDs and condoms. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods ...

In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...

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 ...