A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.

CDC data from 2019, the most recent available, shows that more than 47 million women ages 15 to 49 relied on birth control. About 1 in 10 used long-acting methods such as intrauterine devices and ...

It is going to be very hard to resume and re-create,” he said. Updates to the CDC's "contraception bible" found that combined hormonal contraception can be dangerous for women with sickle cell.

Doctors say it's hard to overstate how much they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception. NPR’s Katia Riddle reports. This segment aired on June 2, 2025.

So, the CDC team made recommendations available in an app that doctors could download and easily reference with questions about contraception, including how to navigate the topic for patients with ...

The contraception research team at the CDC, which maintained the U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (MEC) for the past 15 years, is gone.

CDC data from 2019, the most recent available, shows that more than 47 million women ages 15 to 49 relied on birth control. About 1 in 10 used long-acting methods such as intrauterine devices and ...

A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.

After CDC cuts, doctors fear women will lose access to contraception research Katia Riddle May 28, 2025 / 10:14 am ...