Approximately 19 million U.S. women of childbearing age reside in what are known as “contraceptive deserts” due to geographic, political, economic and social barriers to birth control. Women living in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers believe prolonged use of the injectable contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate is associated with an excess risk of ...

Self-injectable contraception is more commonly used globally, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. It became more widely used in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the study found more than ...

As part of an update to the CDC's practice recommendations on contraception, physicians are being encouraged to counsel patients on pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. To ...

In contrast to the significant evolution that has taken place with other hormonal contraceptives, injectable contraception has undergone little modification over the decades. A IM formulation has been ...

In Kenya, access to family planning and contraception remains critical, with many women facing barriers to accessing quality reproductive health services. These include geographical barriers, ...

Acting Health Services Director General Dr. Patrick Amoth. [Samson Wire. Standard] The Director of Health Services, Dr. Patrick Amoth has launched an initiative to promote self-injectable ...

Women gaining >5% of baseline weight at 3 months were at higher risk of more weight gain at 1 year No follow-up of discontinuers; lack of nonhormonal control group [23] ...