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 ...

Self-administered injectable contraceptives have been available in the United States for more than two decades, yet a new study has found only about a quarter of reproductive health experts prescribe ...

Self-administered injectable contraception has been available in the U.S. for more than two decades, yet a new study found that only about a quarter of reproductive health experts prescribe it — and ...

The long-acting progestogen injectable contraceptives depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate have been found to adversely affect bone mineral density in adult premenopausal ...

Guests and partners in the launch of private sector Depo Medroxy Progesterone Subcutaneous( DMPA- SC) contraceptive which is self-injected. [ Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Pharmacies will now serve as ...

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Researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham and MIT have developed a long-acting contraceptive injection designed to be delivered through tiny needles, reducing discomfort and increasing ...

As part of an update to the CDC's practice recommendations on contraception, physicians are being encouraged to counsel patients on pain associated with intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. To ...

Kenya's reproductive health services got a major boost after receiving 450,000 doses of self-injectable contraceptives. The Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA-SC) contraceptives, ...