When I first became sexually active as a teen, my mom recommended that I try a diaphragm over birth control pills because she’s kind of a hippie and didn’t like the idea of me taking hormones. While ...

The Prorace cervical cap took off in England in 1915. (Science Museum, London/) Donna J. Drucker is senior adviser in English as the Language of Instruction at Technische Universität Darmstadt, ...

A Virginia-based women's health company hopes to reinvigorate interest in an old form of birth control with Caya, the first one-size-fits-most diaphragm. The makers of Caya are hoping to appeal to a ...

Contraception is not a toy, but the Caya, a new, one-size-fits-most diaphragm, looks like something Polly Pocket might be into: It’s lilac, squishy, and comes in its own little case. The look is part ...

Prior work suggests an association between perineal use of cosmetic talc and increased ovarian cancer risk. A meta-analysis was performed to examine this hypothesis by evaluating ovarian cancer risk ...

SEATTLE, June 25 (UPI) --A newly designed single-size diaphragm made with a contoured nylon spring and silicone cup may attract more women to the contraceptive option, researchers said. The first ...

Q: I was recently married and have been using a diaphragm for birth control. I would like to know how the effectiveness of this method compares with other methods. A: A study of various contraceptive ...

Seattle, WA, June 20, 2013—Soon, women in Europe may be taking a new look at one of the world's oldest forms of contraception. European regulators have granted the single-size SILCS Diaphragm a CE ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/2648288 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/2648288 Copy URL Context: In Turkey, where contraceptive prevalence is about 65%, a large number of ...

Women have used internal barriers in an attempt to prevent pregnancies as far back as ancient Egypt. However, they only became widely known and used after World War I, when they became available ...