Contraceptive Technology Update – November 1, 2025

Emerging Research Shows Cancer-Prevention Benefits of Contraceptives

Contraceptives have the potential to help patients with breast cancer, sickle cell disease, and even brain cancer.

Contraceptives Have Multiple Protective Associations with Cancer

As clinicians and researchers work to improve contraception and women’s health, they can leverage their knowledge to help women access the method that works best for them — both as a contraceptive and also for other health benefits, such as cancer prevention.

Identifying Potential Missed Opportunities to Prevent Ovarian Cancer

A new study found that nearly one in four ovarian cancer patients with high-grade serous cancer (HGSC) could have been offered bilateral salpingectomy at the time of a prior abdominal surgery, potentially preventing their cancer diagnosis.

Cancer Survivors and Patients Need Individualized Contraceptive Counseling

Clinicians increasingly are gearing their contraceptive counseling to the specific needs and desires of each patient. Cancer patients and survivors need person-centered contraceptive counseling that is geared toward their bodies and circumstances.

Cost and Other Economic Factors Affect People’s Access to Contraceptives

New research examines how contraception costs can affect young people’s decision-making about whether to use contraception.