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 ...
Studies show that women who use a contraceptive injection known as Depo-Provera could increase their risk of benign brain tumours by as much as 500 per cent.
Is it true that you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding? Not necessarily. While breastfeeding, you can still get pregnant. However, the chances of conceiving are low. Injectable contraception for ...
Self-administered injectable contraception has been available in the U.S. for more than two decades, yet a new study found that only about a quarter of reproductive health experts prescribe it — and ...
When Lindsey Boynton was offered the option to give herself her birth control shot at home, she was surprised the option even existed. The method — self-injected subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone ...
Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...
Researchers evaluated the association between the use of various hormonal contraceptives and the risk for surgically treated intracranial meningioma.