Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that the use of oral contraceptives may influence how the brain ...

Birth control pills are highly effective, but certain foods, drinks, and supplements can interfere with their absorption or ...

A newly published manuscript authored by Dr. Gunda Georg, YourChoice Therapeutics and Columbia University Medical Center ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

Separating fact from fiction around the pill. Birth control is used by millions of women but the questions around it are never ending for women -- from whether it will cause cancer or help prevent ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

The birth control pill contains the hormones estrogen and progestin, which prevent the monthly ovulation and provide women ...

Oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, have become a vital part of modern reproductive health, providing women with greater control over their bodies. Beyond preventing pregnancy, ...

Don’t like having your period? Hormonal birth control can be used for more than just preventing pregnancy — it’s also a popular way to go months or even years without a period. Continuous use birth ...

Birth control in the US right now is full of contradictions.

Birth control pills are a highly effective way to prevent pregnancy, but some foods and supplements can interfere with how ...