If you’re trying to prevent pregnancy without turning to hormonal contraception, like the pill, or barrier methods, like condoms, you may be considering natural birth control. Fertility awareness, ...

A birth control implant is available as a rod about the size of a matchstick that can release hormones into the body and prevent pregnancies for up to 5 years. 2,3 A doctor inserts it into the upper ...

Natural birth control methods include monitoring the time of ovulation and taking basal temperature readings. However, these are not usually as effective at preventing pregnancy as hormonal ...

Natural Cycles is bringing an important new feature to its millions of users.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A "natural family planning method" in which women use a set of beads to keep track of their fertile days is effective and widely acceptable to women and their partners, ...

On TikTik, the hashtag #gettingoffbirthcontrol has 2.6 million views. Another, #naturalbirthcontrol is over 34.1 million. It’s proof of a new trend, with young women across the site sharing their ...

The fertility tracking app Natural Cycles revealed today it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be integrated into the Apple Watch — a device estimated to be on ...

“I’m seeing a trend among my younger patients, particularly Gen Z, of not using birth control because of misinformation they ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...