Female sterilization is known by many names, including tubal sterilization, tubal ligation, and “getting your tubes tied.” This is a permanent form of birth control that involves cutting or ...

The best birth control is the method you’re most likely to use. Here are some other things to consider as you decide. You’ve got lots of birth control options. Here’s how to get them ...

The conversation around birth control has long focused on its benefits: preventing unwanted pregnancies, regulating menstrual cycles, and even treating hormonal disorders. But a new study suggests ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lybrel, a brand name levonorgestrel-ethinyl estradiol formulation, in 2007. It was the first birth control pill approved for 365 days (1 year ...

Birth control and an abortion are different. Birth control prevents pregnancy from happening in the first place. An abortion stops an existing pregnancy. “There’s a huge difference,” says ...

In 1960, a new drug revolutionized society from the bedroom to the streets. The introduction of a hormonal contraceptive, the birth control pill, gave women reproductive autonomy and a more effective ...