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 ...

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 ...

The most effective types of birth control are 99% effective. Those include sterilization, IUDs, and implants. The pill is about 93% effective with typical use.

Opill is the first OTC daily birth control pill you can get without a prescription. It's safe, effective, and puts the ...

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...

While hormonal birth control pills are a common form of birth control, some forms of birth control don't involve hormones. Instead, nonhormonal options prevent pregnancy by physically or chemically ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...

Initially, the controversy over President Obama’s proposal that all insurers cover contraception focused on religious liberty. After polls revealed that 98% of sexually active Catholic women have used ...

Since 1970, under the federal Title X program, sexual health clinics have been permitted to administer birth control to minors, with or without parental consent, in every state. The program’s goal, ...