From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which decades of research has shown to be safe and effective.

When a Thousand Oaks 16-year-old started taking birth control pills, she hoped it would relieve her symptoms of endometriosis. The pill provided some relief, but the severe effects it had on her mood ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Hormonal birth control has always been the norm for many but as personalized wellness grows, researchers and clinicians have ...

However, a 2016 review of existing scientific literature on hormonal birth control and mood pointed out there is a lack of research in this area, and that negative mood effects are measured ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...

A young woman in a TikTok video unfolds a drug information package insert, revealing a paper large enough to cover her curled up body. “When they forget to give you a blanket but you brought your ...

Thanks to TikToks, sketchy health blogs, and Thanksgiving soapboxes courtesy of your toxic aunt, the rumor that birth control affects your ability to perform athletically has been spread far and wide ...

Mood changes after giving birth are common. So common, in fact, that postpartum depression is one of the most frequent ...

Researchers found hormonal contraception remains safe overall, but nuances about its risk to breast cancer underscore the ...

Lili Reinhart opened up about how she learned to live with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) after discontinuing ...

When Sophia DuRose was 19, her primary physician prescribed her a birth control pill to help regulate her periods. But soon after DuRose, now a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, began taking ...