Contraception Archives

08.31.2022 doctor holding plastic sperm

Do Men Face Barriers to Birth Control?

Vasectomies are a safe, non-invasive, and often reversible, male sterilization procedure; yet the US has low vasectomy rates.

Guest Author Callie MacDonald

05.26.2022 a line graph with numbers and lines

Contraceptive Care

Changes in uptake of long-term reversible contraceptives were investigated before and after an access program was implemented in 2015.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

03.01.2022 birth control

A Problem to be Treated

Birth control barriers still prevent access for many, despite expanded coverage.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

07.15.2021 chart

Contraception Deserts

Many US residents lack access to family planning and reproductive health care because of where federally funded clinics are located.

Fellow Sara Mar

09.08.2020 a graph showing the amount of delivery in the year

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Maternal Health

Counting Contraception

Creating systems that encourage providers to offer IUDs and implants is a critical step to contraception access.

Fellow Gray Babbs

06.22.2020 a pack of pills on a pink background

Birth Control During Covid-19

A deeper understanding of the impacts of telecontraception can help promote creative solutions that persist long after social distancing ends.

Guest Authors Julie Dorland, Lauren Schoen, Stephanie Morain, Leah Fowler

04.22.2020 a condom and a condom on a yellow and pink background

Conversations on Contraception

LGBTQ communities and medical and public health practitioners must make conversations about contraception inclusive for queer women.

Fellow Gray Babbs

02.20.2020 a group of pills and other medical items

Her Health is My Health

Most women chose their contraception based on their own research, obtaining information from the internet and friends, rarely from a health care provider.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

11.13.2019 a graph of a bar chart

Cuts and Condoms

Black men are impacted by HIV more than any other group in the US, and programs like Barbershop Talk with Brothers could reduce HIV inequities nationwide.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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