Contraception has always been a divisive topic. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a number of U.S. states set abortion restrictions — making access to birth control even more ...

In the world of family planning, birth control methods have remained largely the same for men for decades, relying primarily on condoms and vasectomies. Hormonal birth control, shots and pills, on the ...

Men may soon be able to shoulder the responsibility of birth control. A hormonal birth control gel, which is rubbed on each shoulder blade once daily, shows promising results in a new trial. “The ...

Should men trying to have kids avoid hot tubs? Do boxers vs. briefs impact sperm counts? Here's the real science behind male ...

In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...

Every morning for a year and a half, Logan Whitehead, 24, rubbed a clear gel on his shoulders, waited for it to dry, then went about his day as usual. “It was basically like a hand sanitizer solution, ...

From several types of hormonal pills to implants, IUDs, and vaginal rings, women have a lot of birth control choices that are both non-surgical and reversible. Men have just one: Condoms, which are 87 ...

Anyone who has seen the summer blockbuster "Knocked Up" (2007) - or ever attended a sexual education class in high school - knows that unplanned pregnancy can be a trying predicament for high school- ...

In seahorses, males are the ones to bear offspring. A research team led by Konstanz evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer examined the cellular basis for "male pregnancy".