Sebela’s Miudella is the first hormone-free IUD approved by the FDA in four decades and the first IUD to use nitinol.

The birth control implant is sold under the brand name Nexplanon. Here's how it prevents pregnancy and what to expect during ...

During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson asked about getting off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option for me was an IUD,” she said, referring to an intrauterine device, a ...

The FDA on April 9 restricted the sale and distribution of Bayer’s permanent birth control device Essure to ensure women are well-informed of the device’s risks before choosing the contraceptive ...

When oral contraceptives first came out in 1960, the amount of estrogen and progestin was much higher than it is today ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds. Contraceptive vaginal rings and skin patches formulated ...

A group of more than 1,400 women have lost a class action lawsuit against Bayer, with a judge ruling they failed to prove the female contraceptive device Essure led to major health problems.

For years, Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices in Greenlandic girls and women without their consent, part of a painful legacy of mistreatment. By Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli The prime ...