‘Stuck with condoms and vasectomies’ – Researchers working on better birth control choices for men

When it comes to birth control, it’s estimated that women bear 80% of the responsibility in relationships.But that could be ...

Norfolk pharmacy now offering free birth control for up to one year through statewide initiative

Peoples Pharmacy in Norfolk is part of Virginia's Contraceptive Access Initiative, offering free birth control for up to a ...
NationofChange

Women suing Pfizer say birth control left them with brain tumors

When Robin Phillip woke up from emergency surgery in 2018, she was told something she never expected to hear. The 45-year-old warehouse worker from the United States had an intracranial meningioma—a ...
UC San Francisco

Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?

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 ...
Truthout

Lawsuits Claim Pfizer Failed to Warn of Brain Tumor Risk From Birth Control Shot

To avoid liability, Pfizer is leaning on a legal strategy called preemption, which asserts that federal law can override conflicting state laws. Ake Ngiamsanguan via Getty Images Honest, paywall-free ...
SciTech Daily

Breakthrough Discovery Could Finally Be the Key to Male Birth Control

To complete their journey and fertilize an egg, sperm experience a dramatic surge in energy. Scientists have now uncovered how they harness glucose from their surroundings to power this transformation ...
Game Rant

Battlefield 6: How to Use Career and Hardware Boosters

In order to use any XP Boosters saved in your account, you'll first need to enter a match. Then, press the Escape/Start button to open the in-game pause menu. On the upper-right side of the screen, ...
SlashGear

Tired Of A Foggy Windshield? Here's How To Use The Defrosting Control The Proper Way

A foggy windshield can be a major problem. It keeps you from seeing out of your vehicle, which is a major safety issue. But once you know how to use your car's defrosting controls properly, you can ...
Phys.org

Molecular switch discovery could open door to male birth control

Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular "switch" that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to an egg—a breakthrough that could reshape infertility treatments and pave ...
WYFF

South Carolina bill could redefine contraception and limit birth control access

PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE. WE’VE BEEN COVERING A BILL IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE THAT COULD FURTHER LIMIT A WOMAN’S ACCESS TO ABORTION AND PLACE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON WOMEN AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. AND ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Birth Control and Smoking: Risks to Your Health

Birth control in the form of pills, patches and rings may contain estrogen. Smoking while on birth control that includes estrogen increases the risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, ...