As an OB-GYN training to be a complex family planning subspecialist at UC San Diego, I have seen misinformation about ...
When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period ...
Populations of suburban deer have been on the rise across the U.S. for the last 50 years. Suburban landscapes are like buffet ...
There are more safe and effective options than ever before but what’s safe for one person may not be the best option for ...
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 ...
Women could get birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without needing a doctor’s prescription, according to a bill that cleared the Georgia House on Wednesday. The proposal would expand ...
Women could get birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without needing a doctor’s prescription, according to a bill that cleared the Georgia House on Wednesday.
Emergency contraceptive pills, often called the “morning-after pill,” are widely used as a quick solution after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. For many women, they offer reassurance and ...
This has become known as the ‘nocebo effect’ which is thought to be leading to young women quitting birth control.
Surgeon general pick Casey Means stood by her past claims that birth control has "horrifying health risks" and softened her ...
“Since the beginning of time, women have been ducking and diving and dodging pregnancy face first or Pikachu first,” Chandler ...