The birth control patch is a small square that contains estrogen and progestin, which it releases into the body through your skin. The FDA approved the first birth control patch in 2001.

The birth control patch is typically a safe, effective, and straightforward form of hormonal birth control. It only needs to be replaced weekly, so might be easier for some people than a daily ...

If the microneedle patch is ultimately approved for use for contraception, it could become the first self-administered, long-acting contraceptive that does not involve a conventional needle injection.

The birth control patch is a small, sticky patch that a person can apply to the skin. It releases synthetic versions of the hormones estrogen and progesterone into the bloodstream through the skin ...

Designed to be self-administered by women for long-acting contraception, the patch could provide a new family planning option. Christopher Moore / Georgia Tech. Jan. 15, 2019, 7:08 AM EST.

Women using the birth control patch might face double the risk of blood clots compared with women taking contraceptive pills, but more investigation is needed to see if the preliminary findings ...

Regents Professor Mark Prausnitz holds an experimental microneedle contraceptive skin patch. Designed to be self-administered by women for long-acting contraception, the patch could provide a new ...

Contraceptive patch worn for seconds could prevent pregnancy for six months. It would be the first long-acting contraceptive to not be administered by a health professional. Sarah Jones.

In an effort to increase access to long-acting contraception, a US-based research team has developed a microneedle patch that slowly releases contraceptive hormone for more than a month, and generates ...

May 8 -- The world's first contraceptive patch — nowawaiting U.S. government approval — is as safe and effective as thepill, and easier to remember to use, research suggests. A study on the ...

A contraception patch that can be self-applied and could last for six months could one day replace the pill. The patch, which contains microneedles, is currently being developed.

Now researchers at Georgia Tech are developing a painless, contraceptive microneedle patch that people can apply themselves in seconds, and only needs to be done once a month.