How effective is the diaphragm? I was on the pill, but it made me ill and depressed. However, I miss the spontaneity and reliability of it. What about the cervical cap? –Just Say No to Hormones Dear ...

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 ...

After you give birth, you can get pregnant even before your period returns! It’s smart to plan ahead, and to research your options for birth control. Here we take a look at three female barrier ...

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, ...

Please let me know where in Gauteng I can go to get fitted with a diaphragm or cervical cap. I would also like to know where to go to buy spermicidal lube, jelly, cream, foam?? Answer::Dear Leanne A ...

A collaborative UCSF project aimed at reducing premature births has received a Wireless Innovation Award from the Vodafone Foundation, placing second in a national competition for innovative projects ...

While hormonal birth control pills are a common form of birth control, some forms of birth control don't involve hormones. Instead, nonhormonal options prevent pregnancy by physically or chemically ...

A high cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury in the upper neck between the first and fourth cervical vertebrae (C1 to C4). SCIs can damage the phrenic nerve that controls the diaphragm (the ...