As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Some people have concerns about the long-term effects of reversible birth control on fertility. However, no scientific evidence links reversible birth control (such as hormonal birth control pills, ...

WASHINGTON (Circa) — A Circa investigation uncovered unsettling complications related to a popular birth control implant that's designed to prevent pregnancy for years. Nexplanon, a matchstick-sized ...

A woman who developed brain tumors following long-term birth control shot use has filed a suit against the drug’s developer, Pfizer. National Cancer Institute via Unsplash A mother says years of ...

From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which ...

Pfender is an associate fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, a postdoctoral researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and a research ...

Since the approval of the first birth control pill in the 1960s, millions of women have relied on hormonal contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies, regulate periods and manage other health ...

More than 65 percent of women ages 15 to 49 in the United States use some form of birth control, and many of them are on hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch, ring, implant, injections, ...

The clarifications of Pope Benedict XVI's comment on condoms ["Theologians debate meaning of pope's condom remark," news story, Nov. 24] are suggestive, given the oft-stated concern of this "green ...

ALBANY, New York -- Health insurance would have to cover birth control without co-pays in New York even if President-elect Donald Trump repeals "Obamacare," under legislation proposed Wednesday by ...

Sometimes compassion looks like messy chewed-up drywall, puddles on the floor and a six-month-old puppy who has no idea what’s going on. My friend Vanessa Drabek, candidate for Groton Town Council, ...