Contraception

​Natural Cycles has become the first fertility app to be approved as a contraceptive in Europe. Its CE marking of class IIb signifies that it has met safety, health and efficacy requirements in the same risk category as a condom.

Men don’t really have a long-lasting, reversible and convenient contraception option yet, but a new method called Vasalgel could fit the bill. Tests on rhesus monkeys have now shown that it can effectively prevent pregnancy for over a year.

Biologists at the University of California at Berkeley believe they have discovered the chemical interaction that gives sperm the kick they need to penetrate and fertilize a human egg. The discovery could lead to the creation of a unisex contraceptive, and treat male infertility.

Scientist have created a dissolvable fabric that could be used by women for protection against unwanted pregnancies and HIV.

The One-Handed Condom was designed as an easy-open contraceptive for people with partial paralysis.

Researchers have discovered that a small molecule compound called JQ1 can produce reversible birth control in mice, thereby showing promise as a lead compound for the development of a reversible male contraceptive.

Scientists have successfully reduced the sperm counts of male rats to zero using widely-available ultrasound equipment.

A promising new birth control method for men that's more easily reversible than vasectomy has been developed in India.