The mum of Áine Rose Hurst, 19, calls for clearer information about the pill's possible side effects.

Emergency contraception pills have become available in stores such as 7-Eleven and Circle K even as legislators in some states have indicated they want a new level of scrutiny for contraception.

Preventeza just joined Plan B One-Step and others as an emergency contraception pill option for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. Here's what you need to know about the new "morning-after" ...

OTC access linked to 31.8 percentage point increase in individuals moving from no contraceptive method to an effective method. HealthDay News — The newly available over-the-counter (OTC) ...

A male birth control pill has been found to be safe in early-stage clinical trials without any negative side effects, researchers have said. The new hormone-free pill, which aims to decrease sperm ...

Áine Rose Hurst, 19, died from a rare side effect of combination birth control pills — and now her family is speaking out to ...

Teva Canada is recalling two lots of Seasonique and one lot of Seasonale prescription birth control pills as a precaution ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

Aska Pharmaceutical Co.’s NorLevo morning-after pill became available over the counter at pharmacies and drugstores on Feb. 2, the first time emergency contraception has become accessible without a ...

Japan has begun nationwide OTC sales of the so-called 'morning-after' pill. Prescriptions are no longer required and it is ...

The family of a teenager who died suddenly from a blood clot linked to a birth control pill says more needs to be done "to prevent this tragedy from ever happening again".

Need a prescription for birth control? You may soon be able to get one at your local pharmacy. On Monday, lawmakers ...