Georgia is about to be the next state to offer over the counter birth control at pharmacies.

After taking the pill for a decade, Elodie Monnier Legrand decided to try "natural" birth control, an increasingly popular ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

Don’t like having your period? Hormonal birth control can be used for more than just preventing pregnancy — it’s also a popular way to go months or even years without a period. Continuous use birth ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

False information on social media about contraception and expectations about side effects can lead some young women to stop ...

I’ve been on birth control the past two weeks, and being new to it, I’ve either missed a day or taken them hours late numerous times. I’ve had unprotected/no ...

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is demanding answers from the EPA after an extreme move that could hinder access to abortion and ...

So-called health specialists have established their influence across social media recently. The result is a health and ...

Not all birth control pills work instantly. It depends on your cycle, the type of pill, and how you take it. If you just started birth control pills and you're wondering whether you're protected from ...

American women spend about five years either pregnant, trying to get pregnant or postpartum; contrast that with the three decades they spend trying to consciously avoid having a baby. That data, from ...