The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...

However, each woman's absolute risk remained low: Use of the estrogen/progestin pill translated to one extra stroke for every 4,760 women using the pill for one year, and one extra heart attack for ...

This could be a tough pill to swallow. An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal ...

Anderson, 25, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, asked her doctor how much it might cost. At the time, she was working in a U.S.

Some hormonal birth control products, including the pill, vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

Yet they do not understand why NFP is OK if birth control is wrong. Don't they amount to the same thing? Actually, they don't. NFP is very different form other methods of birth control.

Barrier methods of birth control physically block sperm from reaching the uterus during sexual activity. There are many types to choose from. Weigh up the pros and cons of each before deciding ...

A proposed change to Indiana’s birth control access laws is stirring controversy. Amendments added to a bill before the ...

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday removed condoms and long-acting contraceptives from a proposed Indiana program that seeks to ...

Quitting birth control comes with unexpected changes. Many experience hormonal shifts, yet medical recognition remains limited.

Some people are sensitive to the hormones in birth control pills and other hormonal methods. However, since the hormones in these are similar to hormones that already exist in your body ...

Medicaid recipients in Indiana could have more access to birth control under legislation passed by a House committee. However ...