Key Takeaways Long-term exposure to estrogen might protect brain health in womenWomen who took birth control pills had ...

TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic floor dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, liver ...

A University of Mississippi study reveals that young women aged 16 to 24 across the nation do not necessarily have the needed knowledge when it comes to birth control. Birth control pills are more ...

However, the overall risk remains 'rare,' experts say, and the risk generally goes away within several years of stopping the ...

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...

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As if the AIDS crisis in Africa wasn’t bad enough, scientists now believe that a birth control method that’s popular in the eastern and southern parts of the continent is increasing women’s HIV risk.

Many women begin their birth control journey during their teenage years, often to manage heavy periods or other health issues. For instance, one woman started taking the pill at 16 to alleviate severe ...

When Bijoux, 41, got married in 2009, she knew she wanted to enjoy wedded bliss for a while without adding baby joy to the mix. She did her research, talked to her OB/GYN, and decided that an ...