After falling down a wellness rabbit hole, one woman learned the hard way that going off the pill might have some unintended ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...

Opill is the first OTC daily birth control pill you can get without a prescription. It's safe, effective, and puts the ...

This story is not meant to serve as medical advice and is for informational purposes only. Women around the country celebrated when the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, was approved ...

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 ...

Since 1970, under the federal Title X program, sexual health clinics have been permitted to administer birth control to minors, with or without parental consent, in every state. The program’s goal, ...

While hormonal birth control pills are a common form of birth control, some forms of birth control don't involve hormones. Instead, nonhormonal options prevent pregnancy by physically or chemically ...

Initially, the controversy over President Obama’s proposal that all insurers cover contraception focused on religious liberty. After polls revealed that 98% of sexually active Catholic women have used ...

A birth control ring is a small and flexible ring a person inserts into their vagina. The ring releases hormones that prevent pregnancy. The birth control ring is a type of hormonal contraception.

A new study suggests that hormonal contraceptive use during adolescence may impair the brain’s ability to retain fear ...