While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. “I figured it would feel like a Pap smear, like a typical ...

Seeking to reach women at a moment when Trump’s support is slipping among a key voting bloc, the MAHA movement, the administration-sponsored event elevated perspectives outside conventional standards ...

There are more safe and effective options than ever before but what’s safe for one person may not be the best option for another ...

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...

My doctor and I ultimately decided on a hormonal IUD to manage my PCOS, since it also aligned with my preferred method of birth control. I’ve come to rely on this form of birth control to manage my ...

Several months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially ...

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.