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A team of scientists has made headlines after stating that an in-development male birth control compound has been 99 percent effective in animal tests. The male contraceptive, which can be taken ...

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Hormonal birth control helps prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation and blocking sperm. Nonhormonal methods work by physically blocking sperm or using spermicide. Hormonal options include pills, ...

A molecular switch that “supercharges” sperm could inspire new safe methods of contraception—including a non-hormonal male birth control pill—and improved infertility treatments. This is the discovery ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are working on developing nonhormonal birth control methods. Alexey Kuzma/Stocksy Although nonhormonal birth control options are available, many do not provide the same ...

There has been a shift away from the use of more reliable hormonal methods of contraception to less reliable fertility awareness methods among women requesting abortion in England and Wales over the ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Birth control can sometimes cause rashes due to hormones or allergies.