Some women believe that the birth control shot caused their meningiomas, a tumor that grows from the lining of the brain.

New study reveals over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching previously unprotected women, especially in rural areas ...

After quitting most methods of birth control, you’ll return to normal fertility within a few menstrual cycles or sooner. The ...

Watch a subscriber-only conversation with Kevin Eisenfrats, co-founder and CEO of Contraline, on the future of birth control ...

Threats to access to contraception are significant and urgent. Nine in 10 Wisconsin families rely on basic contraceptives to ...

GYN, a two-time breast cancer survivor, and a reality TV star on Bravo’s Married to Medicine. But ask her what truly drives ...

When it comes to preventing pregnancy, birth control methods vary in effectiveness. Options like IUDs and implants offer the highest protection, while pills, condoms, and natural methods are less ...

Less than half of female adolescents and young women can correctly answer questions about how contraceptives work, according ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden’s new book offers three steps to see and stop threats to America’s health system.

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...

How Birth Control Masks or Mimics Perimenopause. Hormonal birth control fundamentally alters the body's natural cycle. By supplying synthetic estrogen and/or progestin, it overrid ...