Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Presenters at the ACP’s annual meeting discussed the newly available birth control option. Although it is a ...

Most forms of birth control require storage in dry, cool places at room temperature. Direct sunlight and extreme temperatures may cause them to break down and become less effective. Prolonged periods ...

In the arc of history, women haven’t had it so good. Just biologically, there are the crises of pregnancy, the miscarriages ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Angela Maske of Advocates for Youth about the FDA's approval of Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill. For the first time, a birth control pill will be ...

Birth control shots are highly effective, with less than a 1 in 100 chance of pregnancy in the first year. This type of birth control does not protect you against sexually transmitted infections (STIs ...

In her decade of using contraception, Erin has tried and tried again: combination pills, the minipill, the ring. “I’ve used six options over 10 years,” she says. After originally starting the Pill at ...

Birth control and spironolactone are two different types of medications, but they both directly affect sex hormones. Spironolactone is a complex drug. It’s commonly used to treat acne symptoms and ...

The most common side effects of birth control methods are minor and temporary. But it’s important to be aware of the more serious risks, too, before you choose a contraceptive method. While birth ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...