Learn which forms are most likely to stop menstruation and if it's safe Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD There are ...

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, ...

Last Wednesday, Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper dropped a solo episode where she shared that she decided to come off birth control to start trying for a baby. There was just one problem: shortly after ...

Many of us are ditching the pill and opting for more natural methods. Where did this anti-pill sentiment come from, is it valid, and how does it play into politics? Maya Oppenheim investigates ...

Ella can be used up to 5 days after sex without birth control and is 85% effective. Plan B works best when taken within 3 days and is 75% to 89% effective. The longer a person waits to take both types ...

Several months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially ...

Many people assume that once you start taking “the pill” or using other hormonal contraceptives, ovulation completely stops. While that’s true for most users, there are situations where ovulation can ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...