Updates from the Exchange

Injectable contraceptives are used by more than 50 million women globally. In much of sub-Saharan Africa, they are the most commonly used...

The time has come for innovation in the contraception space. Don’t get me wrong—I love the Pill and LARCs, but they all rely on...

Use of contraceptive implants has increased dramatically over the past several years. This trend is especially evident in several Family...

Recent evidence on self-injection of a new injectable contraceptive called subcutaneous DMPA (DMPA-SC) is providing one possible answer...

The use of microneedle patches as a drug delivery platform has received a lot of media buzz of late. The concept of microneedles is...

One small rule change being considered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could make a big difference in the pregnancy and HIV...

Begin with the end in mind. A phrase that is frequently used, it can mean different things in different contexts. In contraception...

Why do women who do not want to get pregnant choose not to use modern family planning methods? While this question is not bounded by...

While contraceptive technology development rightly focuses on product safety and efficacy, we continually learn—sometimes the hard way...

Almost every month or so, an article is published that reads “New male contraceptive is on the horizon!” MIT Tech Review has even gone so...

No single family planning (FP) method is acceptable to everyone because women and men worldwide have varying levels of sexual activity...

Contraceptive clinical trials routinely collect vast amounts of data, but what new data can we collect about method acceptability during...