Emergency contraceptive pills, often called the “morning-after pill,” are widely used as a quick solution after unprotected ...

Women who take a certain type of prescription birth control pill as teens may have a much higher rate of depression, a new study out of Sweden's Uppsala University suggested, compared to those who do ...

Use of emergency contraception in the form of the otherwise-called “morning after” pill more than doubled since the drug was approved for use without a prescription, a new report from the Centers for ...

The “pill” was once hailed as medical revolution, later it became the most widely used form of contraceptive. In recent years ...

Barrier and hormonal contraception methods only temporarily prevent pregnancy. Once a person stops using these methods, the body’s natural fertility will typically resume. Sterilization methods, such ...

Trump Surgeon General nominee Casey Means was confronted by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) over comments trashing contraception as ...

Women who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers alongside hormonal contraception appear to be at a small increased risk of blood clots known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), finds a large ...

House Bill 6 establishes Virginians' right to obtain contraceptives and protects doctors' right to prescribe FDA-approved ...

Dr Eleonora Benhar Noccioli, VP of Science and Data at Natural Cycles, has issued a warning to anyone who uses period tracking apps as contraception.

Women could get birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without needing a doctor’s prescription, according to a bill ...