Birth control can affect female libido through hormonal changes. Learn how it impacts desire and ways to manage low libido effectively.

Millions of women rely on birth control, but understanding how different options affect overall health is key to making ...

If you took oral contraceptives as a teenager, you may be at higher risk of depression as an adult, even if you stopped taking the pill years ago, according to a new study from University of British ...

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Birth control pills are generally safe when prescribed appropriately and taken under medical supervision. However, like any ...

Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

False information on social media about contraception and expectations about side effects can lead some young women to stop using contraception.

New research reveals that 44% of people at risk of pregnancy aren't using their preferred contraceptive method. A mother and ...