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 ...

Despite this, post-birth control effects remain widely underrecognized in mainstream healthcare conversations. Across platforms like TikTok and Reddit, thousands have turned to online communities ...

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 ...

The decision comes amid an onslaught of ideologically motivated lawsuits and regulations trying to limit reproductive health care, including access to contraception or birth control. In this ...

Birth control offers a lot of obvious perks (from combatting period irregularity to preventing unwanted pregnancies), but there comes a time in life where you're ready for a change. Maybe you're ...

Birth-control pills are being falsely categorized by some conservatives as “abortifacients” — something used to terminate a pregnancy. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) Republican lawmakers in ...

Democrats are leaning into protecting birth control as part of their election year push on reproductive rights, looking to emphasize Republican efforts opposing protections many voters say they ...

If you’re an undocumented immigrant in Tennessee, you don’t have a lot of options when it comes to birth control ... Through radio and TV ads and events in low-income communities, it seeks ...