The rhythm or calendar method is a natural approach to birth control. It requires a person to monitor their menstrual cycle and signals from the body to estimate when sex is least likely to result in ...

If you’re trying to prevent pregnancy without turning to hormonal contraception, like the pill, or barrier methods, like condoms, you may be considering natural birth control. Fertility awareness, ...

If you’re looking for an alternative to traditional birth control, fertility awareness methods (FAMs) could be for you. They’re a bit more complicated, yes. But they don’t involve any kind of hormonal ...

Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, leaving states to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their borders, it's understandable that some people have been thinking about their birth ...

Education on birth control and its potential adverse effects is vital to women choosing the type that best suits them. Skepticism surrounding hormonal birth control has been increasing nationwide, ...

While you may hope you never need it, it’s important to know about backup birth control-- what your choices are, which type works best, and when to use it. Even the most careful couples can make a ...

Not vibing with your birth-control method? That happens! Everyone is different when it comes to which birth control works for them. Sometimes it can take a few tries and doctor visits to land on the ...

As someone on a journey to zero-waste, Kate Hall struggled to find the perfect contraceptive. The packaging of the pill left behind plastic waste, and she was forced to abandon the birth control ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

If you can put in a tampon, you can use contraceptive gel, which comes in prefilled applicators you insert into your vagina up to an hour before sex. Made of lactic acid, citric acid, and potassium ...