Contraceptive Technology Update – December 1, 2025

ECs at Low Cost from Vending Machines Could Improve Access

Universities and other places frequented by young people are increasingly offering emergency contraceptives in vending machines to make access easier and cheaper.

Family Planning Clinicians Say Dobbs Decision Affected Their Work

A qualitative, interview-based study shows that family planning clinicians across the United States say their work was affected by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case.

Young Adult Black Women Face Many Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Barriers

Young adult Black women in the United States face disproportionate reproductive and sexual health concerns, as well as reduced access to care, research shows.

People with Disabilities Face Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges, Study Shows

New research finds that female adolescents and young adults with disabilities face a few additional sexual and reproductive health challenges when compared with the same population without disabilities.

Study Examines Dobbs Decision Effects on Permanent Contraception Rates

A close look at data from hundreds of thousands of permanent contraception procedures from Jan. 1, 2019, through March 31, 2023, found an increase in permanent contraception procedure rates for both females and males after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

HPV Self-Test Kits Could Save Time for Clinicians

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two HPV self-collection tests on May 14, 2024. These allow people to collect their own vaginal samples for HPV testing in clinic settings.

HIV Prevention and Education Needed for Young, Female Populations in the U.S.

Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is no longer an epidemic in the United States, but some parts of the country and some populations still have high rates of the disease among young women.