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, ...

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 ...

You can start using most forms of nonhormonal or hormonal birth control the same day as your abortion. Your contraceptive options depend on many factors, including what type of abortion you have, how ...

One in four Missourians say they've run into obstacles obtaining birth control, according to a new survey of about 1,000 people from the Missouri Foundation for Health. The survey of Missourians ages ...

Family planning involves a myriad of considerations, and at the forefront of these decisions is choosing a birth control method that prioritizes safety. With a plethora of options available, ...

The survey of Missourians ages 18 to 35 found widespread support for birth control, with 85% of those polled in favor of "access to all methods." One in four Missourians say they've run into obstacles ...