birth control

On Saturday, activists will hold nationwide demonstrations surrounding Planned Parenthood’s federal funding.

Find out what happened to 320 men that started testing male birth control.

As drug abuse allegations continue to swirl around Prince’s death, those close to the legendary singer are speaking out. According to bodyguard Chris “Romeo” Gaither, the artist never had an issue with drugs. “I was Prince’s bodyguard up until the day he died,” said Gaither outside of an invite-only memorial service for the singer in Minnesota. […]

Scientists have got closer to a birth control pill for men, and it's going to be a game changer.

A major move to broaden birth control options for women in the military is taking shape in both houses of Congress as they move forward…

A new survey of 50 women seeking abortions from the Guttmacher Institute revealed that women think magic keeps them from getting pregnant. No, really. According…

via: heartandsoul.com A new study finds that HIV-infected women in Africa are more proned to spreading the AIDS virus when using hormone-based birth control, compared to women who don’t take the pill, according to the Associated Press. One of the researchers, Renee Heffron of the University of Washington said that this is the first study […]

According to CBSNews.com, Obama announced a change in his Birth Control Policy due to an uproar from religious leaders against the original policy.  Religious institutions will no longer be required to provide contraceptive care coverage to their female employees, but health care insurers must offer this coverage to any religious institution free of charge. Read More

UPDATE: Health insurance companies will now be required to provide women free birth control, in keeping with the new Obama administration guidelines. The new guidelines, which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) labeled “historic,” will require new health insurance plans to include women’s preventive services including FDA approved contraceptives, breast feeding support, and […]

May 9th 2010 was the 50th anniversary of the day that the FDA gave women a life altering tool. A tool so powerful that it could affect a woman’s fate in one of the biggest decisions she would make in her life. It is the day that they approved birth control for women. In commemoration […]