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Depo-Provera has been used by millions of women as a convenient and long-lasting contraceptive option. However, recent concerns have emerged about a possible link between the long-term use of these ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

Is it true that you can’t get pregnant while breastfeeding? Not necessarily. While breastfeeding, you can still get pregnant. However, the chances of conceiving are low. Injectable contraception for ...

According to Gary Wessel, a professor of biology at Brown, the “two targets” of hormonal birth control in women are the ovaries and the uterine lining for implantation. A hormone called ...

In 2019, Alyssa, a Kansas City native, was attending her freshman year of college in Washington, DC, when she needed her birth control shot administered. She went to her university’s busy hospital and ...

A woman takes the next pill from a monthly pack of birth control in Berlin on May 25, 2021. Credit - Annette Riedl/Picture Alliance—Getty Images Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use ...

As a woman, there is a high chance that at some point in your life you may find yourself in a position where you have to start using birth control. This could be in order to prevent unwanted ...

Hormonal birth control offers women reproductive freedom but can trigger migraines for some. Understanding the link between ...