Contraceptives

The institute is hosting a webinar to discuss South Africa’s teen pregnancy rates and child rape

Pandemic disrupts the supply of external condoms — and inner ones are unknown and in short supply

COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it

Policymakers must make contraceptives and abortion easier to to access to give women power over their health

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

Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.

We could be just months away from knowing whether Depo-Provera use is linked to a higher risk of HIV infection in women.

An international drug maker may have intentionally muscled out local competition to win the bulk of a national birth control tender.

Women who discard their newborns feel unsupported, often by the very professionals meant to counsel them.

The joy of motherhood is killed by a moral and ethical dilemma when doctors advise termination of a pregnancy.

Trials have found that vaginal rings containing an antiretroviral drug could more than halve women’s chances of contracting HIV if used consistently.

Readers write in about contraceptives, Holocaust education and the danger of essentialising.

Health experts are at loggerheads over research that raises questions about the possible link between the contraceptive injection and HIV.

To understand Mpumalanga’s teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.

Promoting discussions about sexuality and a culture that respects the dignity of everyone will help marginalised people such as sex workers.