Is it OK to just stop using birth control?

What happens if you want to stop using birth control, whether the pill, an IUD, or a different kind? An expert weighs in.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
March 25, 2024 ~7 min

Vasectomies spike during March Madness

An expert offers a theory that explains why more people get vasectomies around NCAA March Madness and answers questions about the procedure.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
March 19, 2024 ~3 min


FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception

With the approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive, pharmacists stand to play an ever-increasing role in helping expand access to reproductive health care in the post-Roe era.

Marian Jarlenski, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
July 13, 2023 ~10 min

Birth control for cats is effective, but ‘ahead of its time’

A single dose of a naturally occurring hormone prevented ovulation and conception in female cats for at least two years. Could help control the population of millions of unowned outdoor cats.

McKenzie Ridings • harvard
June 6, 2023 ~6 min

Dissolving contraceptive film would stop sperm and HIV

Researchers are developing a dissolvable patch that uses antibodies grown from tobacco plants could prevent unwanted pregnancies and HIV.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 ~9 min

What is voluntary sterilization? A health communication expert unpacks how a legacy of forced sterilization shapes doctor-patient conversations today

The term voluntary sterilization, referring to the choice to receive permanent birth control, arose as a contrast to the involuntary, or forced, sterilization that stems from the eugenics movement.

Elizabeth Hintz, Assistant Professor of Health Communication, University of Connecticut • conversation
Dec. 9, 2022 ~9 min

Tiktoks about IUDs tend to focus on pain

"I don't want getting an IUD to be a traumatic experience for patients," says study coauthor and resident Jenny Wu.

Alexis Porter - Duke • futurity
Dec. 8, 2022 ~4 min

With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care

Some states already allow pharmacists to provide birth control to patients with a prescription. But FDA approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill could greatly expand access.

Marian Jarlenski, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 ~8 min


Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

There hasn’t been a new form of male birth control since the 1980s. More contraception options for all partners could help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.

Christina Chung-Lun Wang, Physician/Investigator at Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Oct. 12, 2022 ~8 min

Tool predicts drug combos that weaken birth control

A new computer model can predict which drug combinations could render birth control less effective, say researchers.

U. Florida • futurity
Sept. 23, 2022 ~5 min

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