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 ...

A drug candidate called YCT-529, which creator YourChoice Therapeutics is angling to make the first non-hormonal contraceptive pill for men, entered its Phase 1 clinical trial on December 13 in the ...

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 ...

Women have long shouldered the burden of birth control. Now, men may soon have an option that is not only hormone-free, but also allows space between doses. YourChoice Therapeutics on June 4 at the ...

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A brand new type of male contraceptive has begun its first trial, and unlike many contraceptives, doesn't involve any hormones. A group of 16 British men are involved in the trial of the pill, which ...

Doctors sound off about Phexxi birth control, a non-hormonal birth control gel, explaining what it is, how it works, the pros, and the cons. In the 60 years since the FDA approved the first birth ...

A non-hormonal, reversible male contraceptive pill with very few side effects might not be as far off as previously thought, early human trial results suggest. In a first-in-human study, a drug called ...

While hormonal birth control pills are a common form of birth control, some forms of birth control don’t involve hormones. Instead, nonhormonal options prevent pregnancy by physically or chemically ...

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For many couples, the numerous options for birth control still come with plenty of hassles. But scientists are working on an alternative approach that might be more appealing for some: a non-hormonal ...