Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

It had long been suggested that living with overweight or obesity might undermine the effectiveness of birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, leading to unplanned pregnancy. It is true ...