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 ...

What if we told you that a so-called male contraceptive pill, hormone-free and with no side effects, had just passed its first clinical trial with flying colors? You read that right: no pain, no loss ...

What happens to your body after 2, 5, 10, or even 15 years of using birth control pills? Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) are daily medications that contain synthetic versions of ...

Last week, testing results from a new male contraceptive pill were published. The testing found that the new contraceptive, YCT-529, is “well tolerated by healthy male subjects” and does not ...

A recent clinical trial suggests YourChoice Therapeutics’ newest oral male contraceptive could be side-effect-free. The study administered the drug to 16 healthy men and found no effects on ...

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Since the 1960s, the contraceptive pill has been hailed as the gateway to sexual liberation and female empowerment – and has prevented millions of unwanted pregnancies. But in the UK, many women are ...

When a Thousand Oaks 16-year-old started taking birth control pills, she hoped it would relieve her symptoms of endometriosis. The pill provided some relief, but the severe effects it had on her mood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with a history of oral contraceptive pill usage were 1.9 times more at risk for frontal fibrosing alopecia ...

Misinformation about contraception has been spreading on social media, alongside the "very real frustrations" of women ...