In clinical trials, a new male birth control gel seems to adequately reduce sperm count without decreasing libido — though, importantly, it remains to be seen whether it actually prevents pregnancy.

Atlanta - The first birth control pill for women debuted in 1950. But, 73 years later, researchers are still trying to find a form of oral contraception that will work for men. In New York, Cornell ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

The world’s population is expanding while resources are growing scarcer, but as of yet there is no birth control for men aside from condoms or vasectomies. Instead, women are left to grapple with the ...

Women have far more control over their bodies today than we did before the pill was invented. But reproduction is a two-player game, and women still carry a far greater burden than men when it comes ...

Researchers began testing a first-of-its-kind non-hormonal male birth control pill this week, a promising step for male contraceptive care as previous hormonal methods faced challenges like too many ...

A first of its kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test. And that will possibly open the door to a new era of contraception.

A new study suggests that birth-control pills negatively impact women's stress response. A new study shows that birth-control pills negatively impact women's stress response. Women have used ...

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 ...

At 14, after nearly three years of haunting the local urgent care clinic because of my intense menstrual periods, a doctor wrote a script that would alter the course of my life. It was for the birth ...