An injectable contraception used by women in some countries has been linked to an increased risk of a type of brain tumour. The study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found people ...

Approximately 19 million U.S. women of childbearing age reside in what are known as “contraceptive deserts” due to geographic, political, economic and social barriers to birth control. Women living in ...

Women in America and the United Kingdom are taking legal action against Pfizer and other birth control producers after a study indicated that injectable contraceptives were found to cause brain tumors ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

With thousands of lawsuits and growing concerns over long-term risks, the FDA have added brain tumor warning to the label.

As part of an update to the CDC's practice recommendations on contraception, physicians are being encouraged to counsel patients on pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. To ...

Guests and partners in the launch of private sector Depo Medroxy Progesterone Subcutaneous( DMPA- SC) contraceptive which is self-injected. [ Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Pharmacies will now serve as ...

Kenya's reproductive health services got a major boost after receiving 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptives. The Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) contraceptives, ...

This story originally appeared on 6abc. Pharmacies in New Jersey are now allowed to sell hormonal contraceptive birth control without a prescription. Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that ...