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

In the case of birth control, it’s especially hard to tell fact from fiction or legitimate medical concern from TikTok hot air.

As an OB-GYN training to be a complex family planning subspecialist at UC San Diego, I have seen misinformation about hormonal birth control circulating widely across the internet. Popular TikTok ...

WHEN Kerry Sharples started suffering pain in her left year last year, she thought nothing of it and assumed it was merely a virus. But, after the pulsing spread to her right ear, the 45-year-old ...

How does the morning-after pill work? And the copper coil? We answer some common questions - and misconceptions - about emergency contraception.

The roundtable, which marked Women’s Health Research Month, showcased B.C. women’s health programs such as publicly funded contraception, in-vitro fertilization and menopause hormone therapy, along ...

The provincial government reminded Manitobans they’re entitled to free prescription birth control after learning that one pharmacy in Brandon was charging for it. An open letter that was ...

Enrollment begins in the FDA-authorized FINALE pivotal trial evaluating FemBloc, a first-of-its-kind non-surgical permanent birth control, following positive clinical data -- ...

The medical director of a health department on Michigan’s Thumb is bucking a decades-long trend in public health leadership. Not all are thrilled.

A renewed effort to erect a memorial to Arkansans’ bodily autonomy on the state Capitol grounds is underway. Fundraising efforts for the first iteration of the “Monument to the Unborn” — a ...

Progress is being made on a world-leading male contraceptive. The next stage of tests run by New Zealand Clinical Research will give participants multiple doses to see if the oral pill is safe for ...

PGA Tour winner Gary Woodland opened up about his battle with PTSD after undergoing brain surgery in 2023: “Inside, I feel like I’m dying, and I feel like I’m living a lie.” ...