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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has cleared the Caya contoured diaphragm for marketing in the United States, bringing women one step closer to a new option for safe and ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists announced today that a new type of contraceptive gel that is also designed to protect against sexually transmitted infections will be the first of its kind to begin clinical efficacy trials ...