Birth control sponge: The non-hormonal, OTC contraception you may not have heard of

The birth control sponge is a small, round sponge that you insert into your vagina before sex — it's disposable, easy to use, ...

Should you use the pull-out method even when you're on birth control? A chart showing effectiveness

With some methods — like the birth control pill – pulling out may add an additional layer of safety. Here's when it makes ...
CNN

Over-the-counter birth control pills have been available in the US for over a year. Here’s who’s using them

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...
NPR

Birth control use is up since FDA approved over-the-counter pill

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...
Time

Hormonal Birth Control Doesn’t Deserve Its Bad Reputation

Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, according to the latest federal data. And millions of them use methods that contain hormones, including birth ...
CBS News

Nearly a third of people using over-the-counter birth control pills previously used nothing, study finds

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...