Self-administered injectable contraceptives, which are progestin-only shots taken at home every three months, have been available for over 20 years but remain underutilized. Interest in these options ...

A study reveals that many clinicians remain unaware of self-administered injectable contraception, despite its decades-long availability. Self-administered injectable contraceptives have been an ...

Approximately 19 million U.S. women of childbearing age reside in what are known as “contraceptive deserts” due to geographic, political, economic and social barriers to birth control. Women living in ...

One in four sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain ...

Contraline, a biotech company, has received regulatory approval to move onto Phase 2 of human clinical trials for a male contraceptive that conveniently blocks sperm for up to two years. Contraline ...

A popular injectable birth control, Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) — also sold as Depo-SubQ Provera 104 — has long been favored for its 99% effectiveness and ease of use compared to daily ...

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers of the Northern District of Florida is overseeing more than 400 lawsuits alleging that Depo-Provera, an injectable birth control, has caused non-malignant brain ...

UB pharmacy researcher Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson says pharmacist-administered injectable contraceptives are a dependable, convenient and discrete form of birth control. Photo: Douglas Levere By LAURIE ...