With several birth control options available, doctors say some methods are more effective than others and have different side effects.

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 ...

In the case of birth control, it’s especially hard to tell fact from fiction or legitimate medical concern from TikTok hot air.

Things were bad for Allison Blonski in 2015. She was only 36, but was struggling with painful and disturbing symptoms including severe headaches and twitching in her arm. After undergoing an MRI, the ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team ...

In 1987, Zurich was a hotbed of radical feminism. For three Swiss francs (close to $6 today), left-wing bookstores sold a copy of a pamphlet called “Antisexistische Schrittversuche fuer die Aufloesung ...

Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision “made people think about their future plans,” researchers said Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty The number of women who sought permanent birth control via surgery ...

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

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 ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals recalled almost 27,000 packs ...