Contraception and family planning

Scientists develop injection for long-lasting contraceptive implant

Approach could herald new way of delivering drugs, beyond birth control, over long periods of time

Nicola Davis Science correspondent

24, Mar, 2025 @5:12 PM

Women shouldn’t be leaving contraception to luck

Although the pill has dangers, too many are turning to the ‘egg-timer model’ on their phones

Letters

02, Mar, 2025 @6:00 AM

Even rightwingers are mocking the ‘Epstein files’ as a lot of redacted nothing | Arwa Mahdawi

It was yet another reminder that Trump and his associates will turn even the sex trafficking of minors into a photo op

Arwa Mahdawi

01, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM

The pill hasn’t been improved in years. No wonder women are giving up on it | Martha Gill

When contraception has stagnated for decades, it is hardly surprising it’s fallen victim to culture wars and a wellness cult

Martha Gill

22, Feb, 2025 @7:30 PM

All the president’s friends, from Natalie Harp and Daniel Penny to Andrew Tate

There are three tried-and-tested strategies for getting into Donald Trump’s inner circle, from adoration to misogyny

Arwa Mahdawi

22, Feb, 2025 @2:00 PM

Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid

The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off

Mark Townsend, Karen McVeigh, Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe, Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi and Luke Taylor in Bogota

04, Feb, 2025 @4:28 PM

‘I won’t regret this’: young women turn to sterilization as Trump intensifies war on reproductive rights

Women under 30 are sharing information about permanent contraception – including lists of doctors who won’t give them a hard time about getting the procedure

Alaina Demopoulos

30, Jan, 2025 @1:00 PM

Fact or fiction? Trump repeats false claim that US sends condoms to Gaza

Claim was first made in press conference, prompting Fox host to say condoms were also being used to bomb Israel

Robert Mackey

29, Jan, 2025 @10:00 PM

‘Young women can fall pregnant very easily’: inside the wild west of smartphone fertility apps

Observer analysis finds unregulated products being promoted as contraception despite concerns about their accuracy

Shanti Das

19, Jan, 2025 @10:00 AM

Something big is happening in the world of contraception. It’s going backwards | Barbara Speed

A backlash is growing – some women are turning to apps or other methods, but a disturbing number seem to be giving up on birth control altogether, says Guardian Opinion deputy head Barbara Speed

Barbara Speed

15, Jan, 2025 @8:00 AM