The type of birth control you use is a personal decision, and there are many options to choose from, such as combination pills and progestin-only pills. The type you take may depend on side effects ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that OTC birth control has significantly expanded access to a safe and reliable birth control method. Carol Yepes/Getty Images In 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is ...

Women on birth control can safely skip the week of placebo pills – and the bleeding, headaches and mood changes that come with it – according to health officials in the United Kingdom. Since the birth ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? I can hardly remember a time when I wasn’t on birth control. Doctors put me on ...

The Donald Trump administration has plans in place to destroy millions of dollars' worth of taxpayer-funded contraceptives, which are meant for women in low-income ...

Choosing birth control is a key part of managing your reproductive health. It’s not just about preventing pregnancy. Birth control can also help with hormonal issues, reduce period pain, and fit your ...

Misleading birth control advice on TikTok is exposing young people to an increased risk of unplanned pregnancies, according to new research by La Trobe University. The study, published in the journal ...

Dr Aashita Jain, fertility specialist, Birla Fertility & IVF, Surat said, “Prolonged use of the contraceptive pill, in a standalone sense, is not a cause of infertility. In most cases, when the pill ...

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 ...