If, like me, you keep seeing those "I armor up" commercials while binge-watching Broad City on Hulu, you might be curious about how Nexplanon works. Just how effective is Nexplanon, the birth control ...

Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer More than a dozen health care providers with HHM Health are now certified to insert a birth-control implant into patients’ arms — a procedure available to Dallas ...

Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is widely regarded as a transformative advancement in reproductive healthcare. Offering unparalleled efficacy and ease of use, LARC methods such as ...

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 ...

When I walked into Planned Parenthood the Summer before moving off to college, my mind was set on leaving with a packet of birth control pills — but after looking through a pamphlet detailing other ...

One in every five married women in Kenya uses implants as a method of contraception, according a global report on health. Data to support this was presented through a review and analysis paper during ...

The teen birth rate in the U.S. has been declining consistently for more than 30 years, despite the fact that the number of teenage girls having sex has not changed since at least 2002. A new report ...

These days, there is a wide range of contraceptive options available for women. Here’s what to know about each of them and how to choose the best one for you. The pill revolutionized a woman’s control ...

Massachusetts lawmakers have put pen to paper in recent years to make birth control more accessible, but what you can get still depends on your insurance, your provider and your pharmacist. This guide ...

In 2012 South Carolina’s Medicaid program was the first state Medicaid program to separate payment for the immediate postpartum placement of long-acting reversible contraception (intrauterine devices ...