Opinion writer Olivia Roderick shares her personal experience with birth control. Although she initially struggled with whether or not to stay on it despite the effects it had on her ...

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?

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve ...

After falling down a wellness rabbit hole, one woman learned the hard way that going off the pill might have some unintended ...

Right now, 800,000 people across the U.S. are at risk of losing affordable access to contraception after the Trump administration withheld Title X funding. At the same time, TikTok and Instagram are ...

Birth control myths often include that it causes weight gain, hair loss and mood swings, and that they prevent STIs.

OTC pill use rose most among people who used no or less-effective birth control Users were more likely to be uninsured, younger or from rural areas Easy access without a doctor visit was the main ...

Research indicates that hormonal birth control can influence emotions and memory, shaping the daily reality of women ...

Courtesy OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...