We usually focus on the physical health effects of the pill, yet the most common reason women stop or change the pill is mental health side effects.
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It’s been 100 years since a book written by Marie Stopes revolutionsed the way that people talked about sex.
Medicinal chemists are tweaking a natural molecule that can be a deadly poison – a modified version might work as a nonhormonal male contraceptive.
Long-acting reversible contraceptives are more reliable than other methods of contraception and most women are happy with them.
What do intercontinental missiles and Apple’s app store have in common? Alvin M Weinberg.
It seems counterintuitive that cuts to teen-pregnancy prevention programmes should lead to fewer pregnancies, but that’s what the latest research finds.
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.
Why research into male contraception keeps hitting the buffers.
Side effects have led to the plug being pulled on the male contraceptive injection. But what about those experienced by women on the pill?
A look at the policy proposals that will impact family life.
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.
Better access to birth control and safe, legal abortions in Latin America could save lives. But carving out Zika-related exceptions in existing restrictions might not go far enough to achieve this.
Democratic candidates support access to contraception, while candidates from the Republican Party favor policies that could severely restrict access to contraception.
Do the countries affected by Zika have the capacity to deal with a baby boom if pregnancies are delayed?
Enforcing the birth control policy left millions of children with no identity.
On his first visit to the US, Pope Francis will highlight the challenges of poverty and sustainability. A related issue, he acknowledges, is population. So what does that mean for Catholic teaching?
Carl Djerassi, who died recently aged 91, has been honoured globally for his work. In his remarkable career he also did pioneering work with antihistamines and topical corticosteroids for inflammation…
Teen pregnancy is a public health problem in the United States. According to 2010 estimates, girls aged 15-19 years accounted for 614,000 pregnancies in the US. An additional 11,000 pregnancies were recorded…
Giving women equal rights is a critical step in avoiding societal collapse. The main drivers of societal collapse are overpopulation…
Researchers have found that access to free birth control substantially reduces unplanned pregnancy and abortion rates. The…
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Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Law, Politics and Society, Drake University
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Chair of Industrial Economics, Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham
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Director of the Yarra Institute for Religion and Social Policy, University of Divinity
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Humanities Dean and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
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Public Health Researcher, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis
