A new study confirms previous findings that hormonal birth control is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and ...

Many women spend decades using birth control of one kind or another, except for when they’re trying to conceive or are ...

The University of Connecticut (UConn) has placed a vending machine full of the emergency contraceptive Plan B on campus as ...

Though Texas has historically been on the forefront of creative efforts to limit abortion and birth control access ... and abortion as services that a doctor or employee might refuse to provide ...

Birth control has been a great tool for planning and helping people figure out their family goals. But like many other ...

They know that artificial means of birth control are morally wrong ... on which NFP rests are being used by more and more doctors for a wide range of purposes. Morally speaking, then, what ...

The study revealed that there was a greater risk of both heart attack and stroke linked to most forms of hormonal ...

In her new book “Second Life,” journalist and culture critic Amanda Hess scrutinizes period-tracking apps, targeted ads, and ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — It's a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or 'the Pill') could also help reduce the risk of ovarian ...

There are lots of myths out there about birth control pills. Here's the truth. Will the pill make you put on a lot of extra pounds? No. Research suggests it has little to no effect on your weight.

BMJ study finds non-oral combined contraceptives to carry the highest risk, but doctors advise women against stopping birth ...

After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice ...