Opill, also known as a “mini pill,” contains only progestin, a synthetic version of progesterone. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta The Food and Drug Administration approved a hormonal contraceptive pill to ...

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

On July 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally allowed women to access one birth control pill over the counter. The FDA signaled in May that this was likely to happen after an advisory ...

Younger women with asthma who use the progesterone-only contraceptive pill, often referred to as the mini pill, may face a heightened risk of severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. Researchers ...

The Food and Drug Administration is set to evaluate an application for what would be the first over-the-counter birth control pill. French pharmaceutical company HRA Pharma said Monday that it has ...

Last week, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive health advocates hailed the ...

For women on the oral contraceptive pill, mood changes are common and can be a reason why they stop taking it. A new study has found a link between taking the combined oral contraceptive pill and the ...

The FDA is allowing women over-the-counter access to one brand of one form of birth control pill. But the agency should follow the advice of medical experts and let women exercise their right to ...