Women have been using the diaphragm for birth control in one form or another for hundreds of years. It’s a small, flexible cup made of silicone or latex that goes inside the vagina to block sperm from ...

Last summer, after a long conversation, my boyfriend and I decided to stop using condoms and start using a diaphragm as our main form of birth control. I’d used it as a teenager and knew the process: ...

SEATTLE, June 25 (UPI) --A newly designed single-size diaphragm made with a contoured nylon spring and silicone cup may attract more women to the contraceptive option, researchers said. The first ...

A Virginia-based women's health company hopes to reinvigorate interest in an old form of birth control with Caya, the first one-size-fits-most diaphragm. The makers of Caya are hoping to appeal to a ...

Diaphragms and cervical caps are vaginal barrier methods of birth control. Each type is manually inserted into the vagina and placed over the cervix, to prevent sperm from entering the uterus and ...