The clinic had just begun offering nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to patients to help manage pain during IUD placements and, given the alternative — to undergo the procedure sans anesthetics — she ...

Tampons and IUDs enter the body the same way, but they don’t end up in the same place and shouldn’t affect each other. In other words, tampons are safe.

Explore your options and learn the facts about abortion and birth control methods, including birth control pills, birth control patch and the morning after pill. Read about birth control options ...

A tipping point for birth control: As barriers rise, is contraceptive innovation at risk? The story of modern contraception is one of widespread use, but limited innovation.