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 ...

In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...

Women have long shouldered the responsibility of birth control, using pills, rings, IUDs and more, but the medical tide may be shifting. ABC News reports that a birth-control option for men in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Birth control that’s as simple as popping a pill might be available for men in the near future. YCT-529, ...

Male birth control is progressing. The first of its kind, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has been deemed safe for humans, Scientific American reported last month. But the question is, would ...

A new study shows men can take birth control shots to prevent their partner from getting pregnant. The World Health Organization found the hormone therapy it tested was 95% effective, but had ...

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Researchers say a new birth control pill for men appears to be safe, effective and may soon become a reality. It's called called dimethandrolone undecanoate, or DMAU and would be taken daily just like ...

Six decades after the first oral contraceptive for women was approved in the United States, University of Minnesota researchers are one step closer to developing a non-hormonal birth control pill for ...

On its face, The Icon and the Idealist is not a book about abortion. Thanks to advances in technology and medical knowledge, Americans have become accustomed to an ideological separation between ...