Men may soon be able to shoulder the responsibility of birth control. A hormonal birth control gel, which is rubbed on each shoulder blade once daily, shows promising results in a new trial. “The ...

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 ...

Why so few male birth-control options? One of the biggest challenges is stopping the sheer volume of sperm produced each day. (Getty Images) The promise of a male birth-control pill has been a ...

Every morning for a year and a half, Logan Whitehead, 24, rubbed a clear gel on his shoulders, waited for it to dry, then went about his day as usual. “It was basically like a hand sanitizer solution, ...

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, developing more contraception options for everyone becomes even more important. Women and people who can become pregnant have a number of effective birth ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough that could represent a major step forward in making the male "pill" a reality. The Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Drug Discovery's research focused on a ...

Male Birth Control: In a potential game-changer for reproductive health, a new male contraceptive pill has passed early-stage clinical trials without any reported side effects, marking a major step ...

From several types of hormonal pills to implants, IUDs, and vaginal rings, women have a lot of birth control choices that are both non-surgical and reversible. Men have just one: Condoms, which are 87 ...

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 ...

Many unplanned pregnancies end in abortion, but options for male birth control are limited. Gender bias, along with other factors, may be slowing development. There cannot be equity in family planning ...

A new drug was able to quickly and temporarily immobilize sperm in male mice, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications, a discovery researchers described as a “game-changer” ...