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A growing body of research suggests that not getting a period could come with health benefits, suggesting that continuous birth control could be the wave of the future.

Influencers are pushing a birth control app that could mean the end of pills and coils with grim side effects, writes Ellie Muir. But that’s only if you abide by a series of incredibly strict morning rituals

In Peru, approximately 270,000 women and 22,000 men were sterilised between 1996 and 2000 as the result of a controversial birth control policy. The goal of ex-President Alberto Fujimori and his administration was to reduce poverty. But thousands of indigenous women, who did not always speak Spanish, say they were…

Influencers can be more persuasive than traditional celebrities in influencing people's major life choices 

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace said the party should focus on access to birth control and the nationwide rape kit backlog

Texas lawmakers are returning to the Capitol for the first legislative session since a statewide abortion ban took effect, and access to birth control for minors is likely to command fresh attention

Trump-appointed judge rules that children must have parental consent for contraception, in state where most abortion is banned

Texas has yet again set the standard for terrible reproductive health policy.

The Title X program has long provided free, confidential contraception to anyone, regardless of age, income or immigration status. A North Texas federal judge ruled in December that the program violates Texas law and parents’ rights.

Essure contraceptive implants were removed from sale a few years ago, but are now the subject of court cases in several countries. In Canada, their manufacturer, Bayer, faces a class action lawsuit. According to plaintiffs, the birth control devices cause a number of serious side effects. Bayer denies any link…

The fall of Roe v. Wade over the summer did more than change the landscape on abortion. It also left questions over other Supreme Court precedents and elements of reproductive health care like contraceptives in Republican-controlled states.