Bayer get EU nod for extended use of contraceptive Mirena

Bayer's big-selling contraceptive Mirena has been approved in Europe to provide up to eight years of pregnancy protection, which the company says is the longest of any device of its kind.

HRA Pharma bids to bring first OTC contraceptive pill to US

Perrigo's HRA Pharma subsidiary has become the first drugmaker in the US to seek approval for an over-the-counter contraceptive pill.

Hormonal drug shortages in UK ‘harming women’, say doctors

Contraception app Natural Cycles approved by the FDA

The US regulator has cleared Natural Cycles, the first direct-to-consumer smart phone application as a form of “digital contraception” despite a number of alarms raised by its users.

Bayer hits back at Netflix medical device documentary

Bayer has issued a robust defence of Essure after the birth control implant was featured in The Bleeding Edge, a Netflix documentary about the medical devices industry.