If youre worried about unintended pregnancy after unprotected sex, you can safely use existing birth control pills as emergency contraception (EC) right away, reproductive health experts say. In ...

Women living in states that ban or severely restrict abortion may be especially motivated to avoid unintended pregnancy. Viktoriya Skorikova/Moment via Getty Images On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme ...

It seems like the definition of pregnancy should be simple: You either are or you're not. But medical experts disagree with some conservative lawmakers about what constitutes a pregnancy and therefore ...

With sufficient funding, states can utilize Medicaid SPAs and Section 1115 waivers, MCO contracts, and Title X grants to ...

Earlier this year, the Trump administration scrubbed CDC guidance on birth control from government websites and froze $65 million in funding to family planning clinics that provide free or low-cost ...

Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

New research has highlighted a notable shift in contraception use from traditional hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, ...

Editor’s note: This article uses the phrases “sexual and gender minorities,” as is used by the research article and “queer, trans and gender diverse” as is used by an expert in the field of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated a nearly 50-year constitutional right to abortion and returned the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On ...