Birth Control

Family planning and the resulting demographic dividend are easier to achieve when men join the contraception conversation.

For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.

We now know the answer after more than 25 years of guessing, but will women believe it?

Changing household structures, economic growth and contraceptives prompt dramatic drop in fertility rate, study finds

Women who have been forced to go without their usual birth control shot are now facing the consequences of months-long shortages.

Here’s how northwest Kenya gets nomadic families to health services.

What’s left unspoken: If you expect your healthcare provider to lay out your birth control options, you may be in for a long wait

This implant offers all the protection from unwanted pregnancies with almost none of the clinic visits. So why did many say, ‘thanks, but no thanks’?

Could do-it-yourself birth control injections take off in South Africa?

Former Bhekisisa reporter, Amy Green, explains what the top five forms of contraception on the continent are, and why.

Comment: May 5 is International Midwife Day: a day to acknowledge the vital impact midwives have on maternal health in South Africa.

The long-acting implant contraceptive Jadelle is being made available at 50% of its original price to women in developing countries.

The HIV crisis shifted attention from the issues of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions.

The United Nations has chosen Monday to mark the globe’s seven-billionth birth symbolically, sparking a string of festivities worldwide.

World Contraception Day puts spotlight on limited reproductive health information for South African women.