Between pills, patches, IUDs, implants, shots and condoms, picking a form of birth control can be overwhelming. It involves understanding how... There are so many types of birth control. Here's how to ...

After quitting most methods of birth control, you’ll return to normal fertility within a few menstrual cycles or sooner. The ...

Soon, you’ll be able to pick up a pack of birth control just like you do your tampons and cheesy greeting cards: over the counter. Opill—a new daily birth control available in the US without a ...

As more rural hospitals and rural pharmacies close their doors, forcing patients to drive farther to get necessary medical attention, there’s one bright spot on the horizon, according to experts: an ...

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 ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDYou may have acne breakouts, especially around your period, when you stop birth control ...

Less than half of female adolescents and young women can correctly answer questions about how contraceptives work, according ...

There's more to life than the pill and the IUD, argues women's hormone expert Alisa Vitti—and she's got the intel you need to make the right choice for you. Eliminating hormonal birth control from ...

Massachusetts lawmakers have put pen to paper in recent years to make birth control more accessible, but what you can get still depends on your insurance, your provider and your pharmacist. This guide ...