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 ...

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 ...

An experimental, hormone-free male birth control pill has just passed its first safety test in humans. The trial included 16 people and was only intended to test whether the drug reached adequate ...

Questions about their fate swirled after the government's July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Humanitarian organizations criticize State Department's plan to destroy $9.7 million worth of contraceptives destined for low-income countries based on medical misinformation.

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...