Birth control, or contraception, is a device, medication, or procedure that helps prevent pregnancy. Types include barrier methods, hormonal birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and ...

Some hormonal birth control products, including the vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a blood clot, heart attack or stroke, new research suggests. A peer-reviewed study ...

Promise. Search “birth control” on TikTok, and you’ll be met with more than 130,000 videos, many of them about quitting hormonal contraception. In some, people share how doing so drastically ...

The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective way to plan a family. Since then, many more options have arrived ...

Have you been feeling unusually irritable, anxious, or emotionally up and down since starting birth control pills? You’re not alone. While these pills are a reliable method for preventing ...

The study elaborated on how birth control pills contain ‘synthetic hormones’ where the aim is the to prevent release of the egg from the ovary. The study further highlighted that birth control ...

Birth control access is becoming a hot topic as America gears up for another election season. If you’re feeling anxious about your reproductive rights (honestly, who isn’t?), we’ve got your ...

While abortion is a hot conversation topic, concerns about birth control are also on the table. Many women are seriously stressed about what’s to come for them in terms of access to birth control.

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms ...

Washington — People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter birth control methods like condoms, the "morning after" pill and birth control pills for free under a ...

Since 1970, under the federal Title X program, sexual health clinics have been permitted to administer birth control to minors, with or without parental consent, in every state. The program’s ...

Eighty-one percent of sexually active college students report using one or more birth control methods to prevent pregnancy, and for other necessary health reasons like managing PCOS or painful ...