Finding ways to communicate effectively with men about vasectomies is key to persuading them to have the procedure.

Beyond condoms, vasectomy (which is permanent), and withdrawal, reliable male contraceptives are still largely in the ...

Preventing unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV is a critical strategy for the prevention of mother-to-child ...

Mayer is medical research director and co-chair of The Fenway Institute as well as a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Every day, there are 1 million new cases of potentially curable ...

In the United States, almost half of all pregnancies are unplanned, with one report finding that the vast majority of these pregnancies occur due to either lack of, incorrect, or inconsistent use of ...

A male birth control pill was born out of a UC Berkeley lab that found that plant-derived molecules could prevent egg fertilization. When Nadja Mannowetz, a former UC Berkeley research scientist, ...

In the two years since the Roe decision was overturned, a great deal of ink has been spilled discussing new restrictions to abortion and other means of curtailing women’s reproductive choices. But now ...

Newly issued patent covers a new medical device and method to deliver and remove hydrogel within the body, including Plan A™’s sperm occlusion system. We have been thoughtfully innovating for several ...

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus. Ever since high school sex-ed, I have developed this odd understanding that ...

Using a special microscope, Melanie Balbach (L) and undergrad research assistant Lana Kouatli are able to track the quantities and motility of sperm in a particular sample. Courtesy of Finn Gomez, ...