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 ...

As more rural hospitals and rural pharmacies close their doors, forcing patients to drive farther to get necessary medical attention, there’s one bright spot on the horizon, according to experts: an ...

Soon, you’ll be able to pick up a pack of birth control just like you do your tampons and cheesy greeting cards: over the counter. Opill—a new daily birth control available in the US without a ...

While birth control is typically safe to use, there are side effects beyond the short-term concerns about weight gain or breakthrough bleeding. Some of these risks are limited by the type of birth ...

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 ...

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 had access ...

There's more to life than the pill and the IUD, argues women's hormone expert Alisa Vitti—and she's got the intel you need to make the right choice for you. Eliminating hormonal birth control from ...

Washington — People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter birth control methods like condoms, the "morning after" pill and birth control pills for free under a rule ...

Massachusetts lawmakers have put pen to paper in recent years to make birth control more accessible, but what you can get still depends on your insurance, your provider and your pharmacist. This guide ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 47-year-old female who has suffered from an irregular period for the past 22 years. I was prescribed combination birth control pills, which did a good job of controlling and ...