There are two different types of birth control pills: combination pills (estrogen and progestin) and progestin-only pills. The type you take doesn’t change when you can start, but it does affect ...
Most birth control pills are combination pills. This means that they contain synthetic forms of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. The minipill only contains progestin, a synthetic form of ...
Switching birth control: You may experience spotting after switching to a new birth control method, especially if the change involves moving from non-hormonal to hormonal methods, progestin-only pills ...
Anxiety around access to contraceptive healthcare is at an all-time high, writes Kirsten Meisinger, a family doctor. The reality is that the political climate will not improve soon. But contrary to ...
Many women in the UK have been made to feel like it is a trend amongst doctors to prescribe birth control for about every problem that they are faced with, as a solution for all their health concerns.
Progestin-only oral contraceptives prescribed or dispensed at discharge from the hospital to be started 2-3 weeks postpartum (e.g., the first Sunday after the newborn is 2 weeks old). Depot ...
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 ...