Opinion writer Olivia Roderick shares her personal experience with birth control. Although she initially struggled with whether or not to stay on it despite the effects it had on her ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve ...

Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

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 ...

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 ...

Research indicates that hormonal birth control can influence emotions and memory, shaping the daily reality of women ...

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