FDA approves contraceptive app Natural Cycles

The FDA has now granted marketing approval to an app that tracks a user’s temperature and menstrual cycle in order to determine which days they are fertile and which days they aren’t. The contraceptive app, called Natural Cycles, was approved in Europe last year. “Consumers are increasingly using digital health technologies to inform their everyday […]

Condom company spices up Malaysia’s sex life with ‘chili rice’ flavoured contraceptive

Published time: 28 Sep, 2017 00:07 A Malaysian contraceptive company is attempting to add a little spice to their customer’s sex life by introducing a condom that tastes like one of the country’s favorite chilli-infused rice dishes. The self-proclaimed world’s biggest condom manufacturer, Karex, offer a wide-range of flavoured condoms and recently added a ‘nasi […]

The morning after pill UPDATE: Emergency contraceptive available ONLINE for £4.99

The morning after pill has been the subject of much debate in recent months.  In June, Superdrug began offering a generic emergency contraceptive pill for £13.49 – around half the price of many branded options – after calls from campaign groups for retailers to make it affordable. More recently, Boots came under fire for telling […]

Vasectomy news: Contraceptive gel used on monkeys could offer reversible treatment update

A male contraceptive gel experiment in monkeys shows potential as an alternative to the surgery.  The gel has provided long-term and reliable contraception in male rhesus monkeys, according to research published in the open access journal Basic and Clinical Andrology. The product, called Vasalgel, which was trialled on rabbits in 2016, could prevent men from […]