You may stop taking birth control if you want to get pregnant, are 55, or want to switch methods. You can get pregnant within days of stopping birth control. Side effects of stopping birth control may ...

Since the approval of the first birth control pill in the 1960s, millions of women have relied on hormonal contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies, regulate periods and manage other health ...

When the birth control pill was approved by the FDA in 1960, it launched an international revolution of women to be in power of their own sexual and reproductive decisions. Oral contraceptives are one ...

If you took oral contraceptives as a teenager, you may be at higher risk of depression as an adult, even if you stopped taking the pill years ago, according to a new study from University of British ...