THE world’s first ever male birth control injection that is administered into genitals is nearly ready after the injection successfully passed its clinical trial. The birth control method, which lasts ...

Conversations around women’s health and pharmaceutical accountability are becoming far more urgent across the nation as lawsuits tied to the Depo-Provera birth control shot continue to grow. What ...

The injection works by blocking sperm, preventing their partner from getting pregnant. But now scientists are working on reducing the side effects which can make men moody and depressed. Article ...

THE birth control shot can help prevent pregnancy for up to three months because it contains a synthetic hormone called progestin which blocks ovulation. The injection is best known by its brand name ...

For a long time, there have been only two contraceptive solutions which rely directly on men. They can either wear a condom, or have sterilising surgery called a vasectomy to cut or seal the two tubes ...

Twenty percent of couples rely on male birth control like these condoms shown in Boston, Massachusetts, Mar. 12, 2004. An injectable gel could become the next major male birth control. Getty Images An ...

An injection developed in India could be the world’s first male contraception (Getty) Scientists in India have completed clinical trials for a male form of birth control that lasts for 13 years. The ...

Men could soon be able to get a contraceptive that involves just one injection, has a 97 per cent success rate and lasts for 13 years. The system is ready to go, if the inventor can find a company ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

For a long time, there have been only two contraceptive solutions which rely directly on men. They can either wear a condom, or have sterilising surgery called a vasectomy to cut or seal the two tubes ...