For years the birth control methods collectively known as periodic abstinence have been jokingly referred to as "Vatican roulette," a nod to the fact that these techniques are both Vatican approved ...

A key federal health official’s CNN commentary claims such diseases are ‘totally preventable,’ but omits any mention of chaste behavior as a solution. ATLANTA — Sexually transmitted disease is rampant ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- An addiction specialist at the University at Buffalo has received a $1.28 million grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to develop and test a new program ...

Previously published estimates of probabilities of method and user failure for all contraceptive methods suffer from a serious methodological error and are biased ...

Sam Holley-Kline/Anchorage Daily News There is a birth control method that is 100 percent effective. When used, it not only prevents pregnancies but also eliminates the risk of acquiring sexually ...

Abstinence education has abad rap. Unrepentant opponents state the painfully obvious, which is that teenagers are having sex regardless of the abstinence message. These commentators argue that high ...