A diaphragm is a silicone, cup-like object that you insert into your vagina to cover your cervix. Diaphragms must be used in conjunction with spermicide, which is a sperm-killing gel. A diaphragm has ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last summer, after a long conversation, my boyfriend and I decided to stop using condoms and start using a diaphragm as our main form of birth control. I’d used it as a teenager and knew the process: ...

The diaphragm is a soft rubber dome with a flexible rim that covers the cervix. The cervical cap is a thimble-shaped device that fits snugly on the surface of the cervix. Both reusable birth-control ...

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 ...

Here is everything you need to know about your post-Roe birth control options and which are the most effective. Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) was a wellness editor at CNET and holds Sleep Science Coach ...

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 ...