Good news: research appears to show that the most commonly used birth control methods are now more effective than ever before. The new study, undertaken by scientists at the Guttmacher Institute ...

However, they still carried a slightly higher risk than not taking hormonal birth control at all. The hormonal IUD, otherwise known as the hormonal coil, was the only method not linked to any ...

Essure was a permanent contraceptive system, which worked by inserting flexible, metal coils into a woman's fallopian tubes. It was designed to cause scarring and block the tubes. The product was ...