NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Women across the country are on edge after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling led to the essential pause of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. On Tuesday, March 5, a bill ...

Your genetic makeup can affect how well different medicines work, and new research explores whether that’s true for hormonal contraceptives. Women who carry an uncommon genetic variant may produce an ...

In a blog entry at ColorLines, Akiba Solomon laments a decision by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to squash the FDA’s decision to allow girls under 17 to buy emergency ...

Everyone has heard horror stories about a condom breaking or a woman getting pregnant despite being on the pill. While no method of contraception offers a 100 percent guarantee, familiarity with the ...

Bill requiring insurers to pay for contraceptives falls short of two-thirds majority needed HELENA -- A legislator who wants insurers to pay for prescription contraceptives tried to revive her ...

Side effects are possible with any contraceptive. However, popular myths and misconceptions have led many to believe that the risks of certain side effects are more likely than the evidence suggests.

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

Stopping one birth control method without switching to another can affect your menstrual cycle and the return to your previous potential for pregnancy. You may also experience other effects, including ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 44 and would like to discontinue taking birth control pills. Do I need to use another form of contraception if I want to avoid getting pregnant? At what point is it safe to ...