When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period ...

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

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 ...

As an OB-GYN training to be a complex family planning subspecialist at UC San Diego, I have seen misinformation about ...

Choosing a contraceptive method is a deeply personal decision, yet it is often shrouded in myths and old wives' tales. In India, many women hesitate to use oral contraceptive pills due to fears of ...

This has become known as the ‘nocebo effect’ which is thought to be leading to young women quitting birth control.

Hailey Bieber has really opened up — and luckily, so did her uterus. On an episode of the podcast “She MD” this week, the ...

Sometimes it is safer to stay where she is and manage the birth there, with someone trained to recognize what is normal, what is not, and what cannot wait. Bleeding needs a clinician who understands ...

Online influencers recently posted that they’re “sure it’s just a coincidence” girls in that specific age range were provided the contraceptive, thus sparking debate about the effects it could have ...

A pregnant woman telling a controlling grandmother, "This is my baby shower, not yours," may sound blunt, but it also ...

How IUDs affect your period can depend on the type of IUD you get. Some people stop getting their period, while others may have a lighter flow. A few things about IUDs are certain. For one thing, the ...

Rep. Jason Smith highlights Missouri's crisis pregnancy centers receiving federal TANF funds meant for poverty relief.