While regular use of contraceptives is the best choice to prevent pregnancy, emergency contraception is a safe way to prevent an unwanted pregnancy after having unprotected sex. When can I use it? You ...

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

Between pills, patches, IUDs, implants, shots and condoms, picking a form of birth control can be overwhelming. It involves understanding how... There are so many types of birth control. Here's how to ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated July 13, 2023, to reflect the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a nonprescription birth control pill. For the first time, people in the United ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors say that increased access to emergency contraception is crucial for women. (Getty Images) (areeya_ann via Getty Images) ...

Unprotected sex on New Year’s Eve may be driving a spike in sales of emergency contraception after the holiday, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. In the study, ...

Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a new Swedish study from Uppsala University, in which researchers followed more ...

Women who take a certain type of prescription birth control pill as teens may have a much higher rate of depression, a new study out of Sweden's Uppsala University suggested, compared to those who do ...