Combo pills have benefits beyond birth control. They help regulate your period and lessen cramping. They can lower your risk of certain cancers. They might clear your acne. Two brands (Beyaz ...

Senate Bill 1976 would start testing wastewater in certain communities for traces of substances related to birth control pills and abortion pills. Because your most personal decisions are ...

A birth control pill for men is progressing through the clinic after clearing a safety hurdle in its first human trial. The drug, which its developer YourChoice Therapeutics claims is the only non ...

Types include barrier methods, hormonal birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and sterilization. When used correctly, birth control can be up to 99.9% effective at preventing pregnancy.

Navigating the world of birth control can be overwhelming, especially given the sheer variety of options available today. From hormonal methods like the pill and patch to long-term solutions like ...

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 ...

The decades-long dream of creating a male equivalent of 'the pill' is moving closer to reality. Scientists in the US have begun testing a hormone-free contraceptive tablet in men called YCT-529.

Bryan Hughes (R) introduced SB 1976, a bill that would require wastewater treatment plants to test for abortion pills and hormones commonly found in birth control, as well as testosterone and ...

How do birth control pills cause depression? Postpartum depression makes it challenging for the mother to care for her baby.(Shutterstock) Previously, many experts had also established that ...

The first hormone-free birth control pills made specifically for men are showing promise, moving on to clinical trials. Senate Democratic leader Jason Pizzo switches party affiliation live on ...

Six decades after the first oral contraceptive for women was approved in the United States, University of Minnesota researchers are one step closer to developing a non-hormonal birth control pill for ...