Emergency contraception methods, like Plan B, help prevent pregnancy up to five days after having unprotected sex. (Photo: Getty Images) Although emergency contraception has been around for years — ...

Birth control methods are meant to evolve with your personal, sexual, and general health needs. What worked in your teens may not be the right choice in your 20s, 30s, or 40s. That’s because your ...

Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, leaving states to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their borders, it's understandable that some people have been thinking about their birth ...

If you’ve used the same birth control method for years—or even a decade—you might wonder whether you’d benefit from switching it up. There’s no shortage of options out there, between condoms, the pill ...

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 ...

In the complex landscape of reproductive health, emergency contraception stands as a critical option for individuals seeking to prevent unintended pregnancy. This comprehensive guide explores the ...

The birth control patch is considered a relatively safe, low maintenance method of hormonal contraception. Many people choose the patch instead of another birth control method — such as the pill, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Novel methods of contraception are being introduced. For example, ZabBio is designing a ...

For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...

Symptoms of some autoimmune illnesses, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or MS, can sometimes seem to improve during pregnancy. But most don’t. Pregnancy also can affect different autoimmune diseases ...

The use of modern family planning methods among married women in Rwanda has risen gradually over the past three decades, from 13 percent in 1992 to 64 percent in 2025, according to the Rwanda ...