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

The company behind the controversial app launched a wristband that tracks your temperature, heart rate, and movement while you sleep. The company behind the controversial app launched a wristband that ...

Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

Last week while chatting with a friend, we landed on the topic of birth control — namely, how she was questioning whether or not to remain on her current prescription. When I inquired further, curious ...

Hormonal birth control can both help and hinder chronic health conditions, depending on the specific method and the condition. Individuals with chronic conditions should consider how different birth ...

Birth control pills, taken alone or paired with the drug metformin, did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease and diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...

Oregon health officials this week announced a new policy change to make it easier for people enrolled in Medicaid to access birth control. As of Tuesday, Oregonians enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan, ...

If you took the warning label that comes with your birth control and tossed it right in the trash, you wouldn’t be alone. After all, every medication comes with a risk of side effects, and those ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision “made people think about their future plans,” researchers said Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty The number of women who sought permanent birth control via surgery ...

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...