The study sought to answer questions about how breast cancer risk differs by type of hormonal contraceptive. Doctors say the ...

For decades, abortion opponents swore that they had created a single-issue movement and had no interest in changing access to birth control.

There’s certainly nothing wrong with avoiding birth control, taking a non-hormonal approach to it, or having a large family.

Singer-songwriter Lorde, in a May Rolling Stones profile, opened up about her decision to stop taking hormonal birth control ...

Sarah Slater and her daughter Trinity McClellan, 12, both use birth control to curb symptoms caused by chronic period pain. Using birth control is life or death for Kendall Hantelman. She was ...

A college student who wants to see her regular ob-gyn and take her birth control pills to campus with her. A busy parent who can’t make it to the pharmacy after picking the kids up from child care. A ...

After starting hormonal birth control, I had no idea the extent of sadness I was bound to experience. My day-to-day lifestyle changed drastically. Any task, no matter how simple, feels too heavy of a ...

Navigating the world of birth control can be overwhelming, especially given the sheer variety of options available today. From hormonal methods like the pill and patch to long-term solutions like IUDs ...

“We help them understand it is a permanent procedure, and they’re not without other potential (birth control) options,” ...

Certain types of birth control methods have been associated with reduced bone mineral density. The risk may be greater in people who start taking them during adolescence. Birth control medications ...