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

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.

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

NOTE TO READERS: This story originally said the bill was headed to the governor’s desk. That was incorrect. SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A bill that prohibits the sale, distribution and advertising of abortion pills is heading back to the South Dakota House of Representatives. House Bill 1274 targets ...

Losing weight with the help of a prescription weight loss drug continues to increase in popularity. According to recent K FF polls, about one in eight U.S. adults takes a GLP-1 medication for weight ...

Her mother didn’t want her back in Winnipeg after the birth either, because it had been an ordeal for her. Once our daughter graduated from high school in Quebec (where she was adopted) and became an ...

Bob Dole appeared in its commercials in the '90s, before the blue pill with a funny name entered the public lexicon, impotence was hush-hush. Now there's no getting away from it. In-boxes are clogged ...

Surgeons general also have sometimes used the office to advocate on issues related to vaccination — though the office has no role in creating vaccine policy. While Means has largely steered clear of ...

Women could get birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without needing a doctor’s prescription, according to a bill ...