Online orders for Opill — the first oral contraceptive to be dispensed without a prescription in the U.S. — began March 18, CNN reports. Sara Young, senior vice president and chief consumer officer at ...

Finally, researchers are closing in on an oral male contraceptive pill that works without hormones, offers full reversibility and – most strikingly – has caused zero side effects. The pill, called YCT ...

Researchers at MIT have developed an oral contraceptive pill that releases hormones slowly into the stomach with the goal of developing a product that only needs to be taken on a once-a-month basis. A ...

The Drug Consultative Committee of the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) also advised adding a clear warning ...

Nial Wheate in the past has received funding from the ACT Cancer Council, Tenovus Scotland, Medical Research Scotland, Scottish Crucible, and the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance. He is a ...

For decades, scientists have been trying to develop a male contraceptive similar to the birth control pill that can be taken orally and is reversible, with minimal side effects. An oral male ...

A male birth control pill has been found to be safe in early-stage clinical trials without any negative side effects, researchers have said. The new hormone-free pill, which aims to decrease sperm ...

Demand for emergency contraception is highest after New Year’s Eve, according to a new study. (Getty Images) Sales of emergency contraception surge after New Year’s Eve, and experts say unprotected ...

The contraceptive pill has been hailed as one of the most revolutionary health technologies of the 20th century—a tool that ...