Combination birth control pills, or the pill for short, are oral contraceptives that prevent pregnancy. If you’re considering your birth control options, the pill is one of the most common and ...

Hormonal birth control pills can cause mild side effects such as acne, bloating, and spotting. In rare instances, they may increase your risk of more serious health issues, like blood clots.

Some women are opting for fertility tracking apps to avoid mood swings and weight gain on "hormonal" contraception.

This is common during the first few months of starting or switching birth control. Spotting is usually very light and may look light pink to brown. In rare cases, it might mean you're pregnant, ...

Oct. 21, 2024 — U.S. babies died at a higher rate in the months following the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision, and infant mortality was highest among those born ...

The number of women using hormonal contraception methods has declined, while the number of people relying on ...

The program initially covered a range of prescription contraception options, including most oral pills, injections, copper and hormonal intrauterine devices, implants, and Plan B. Shortly after ...

There has been a rise in the proportion of women seeking abortions despite using "natural" methods to prevent pregnancy, like ...

Whether or not birth control pills are right for you depends on a number of factors. There are two types of hormonal oral contraceptives—the combination pill, which contains both estrogen and ...

Researchers have found women in the UK have moved away from ‘more reliable’ hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, to ...

a policy that cuts off U.S. government funding for groups that offer abortion-related services Doctors say requests for permanent sterilizations and long-term birth control like IUDs have surged ...