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Nigeria must reduce its population growth to increase the quality of life for people in the country. A better knowledge of contraceptives can help achieve this.
Strong political support, community engagement and effective strategies can improve access to family planning in developing countries.
Contraception saves lives, and U.S. spending on it abroad had an unintended upside when it formed the backbone of early HIV prevention efforts.
The defunding of Planned Parenthood is a goal of many in the new administration. Here’s a look at the facts about the group, including the number of people it serves and the services it provides.
New technology claims to offer an effective alternative to hormonal contraception.
Understanding where teens learn about sex and how that influences them can help us find ways to encourage healthy sexual behaviors, such as using condoms and birth control.
A Trump victory on Nov. 8 would preserve a conservative majority on the court. A look back at its recent decisions shows why that would be very bad for workers’ rights.
TV news stories often frame contraception as a political or social issue, rather than a medical issue, depriving the public of vital health information.
The vasectomy is currently the only reliable contraceptive available to men. But a new option could give men more family planning power.
Providing women with a range of reproductive health options – from abortions to IUDs – is not only essential for their financial security but good for the economy as well.
Democratic candidates support access to contraception, while candidates from the Republican Party favor policies that could severely restrict access to contraception.
Love, sex and babies are the foundation of human existence. Without them the human race ceases to exist. Zika has suddenly disrupted this normal course of events.
Contraception gives women the choice of how many children to have and when to have them. This empowers them - but millions of women in Kenya do not have this choice.
One of the key times women need reliable contraception is soon after they give birth. But they often have a hard time getting long-acting reversible methods, like IUDs and contraceptive implants.
Few Australian women use long-acting reversible contraception, despite its advantages over other methods. These contraceptives offer women long-term, cost-effective, “fit-and-forget” contraception.
Tackling men’s reluctant condom use comes down to the basics of how they view sex.
Fertility, as with contraception, is seen as a woman’s issue, but the science shows this needs to change.
What do pencillin, polythene and Mexican yam have in common?
In May, the White House clarified the guidelines for contraceptive coverage, ending cost containment practices that made it hard for some women to access the method of their choice.
Top contributors
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Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
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Professor at Prince Henry's Institute, Hudson Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Monash University
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Endocrinologist, Jean Hailes & Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash University
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Director, SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care and Professor and Head of the Department of General Practice, Monash University
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Associate Professor, Health Sociologist, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
