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 ...

Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check out the most popular... HealthTok is all over hormonal birth control’s side ...

Birth control is the use of various devices, drugs, agents, sexual practices, or surgical procedures to prevent conception or pregnancy. Birth control enables people to choose when they want to have a ...

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 ...

The spread of medical misinformation on social media has resulted in misconceptions about the safety and efficacy of hormonal birth-control methods. The long-standing lack of physician transparency ...

The FDA has approved Opill, also known as the Minipill, for over-the-counter access without a prescription in the United States. Opill has been available in other countries for more than half a decade ...

The number of women seeking permanent birth control — via tubal ligation — has increased more than 50% following the Supreme ...

Nothing’s scarier than a pregnancy scare — that is, if that’s not what you want in this stage of life. If you’re currently ...

Opill, the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control, will be available for sale in March, the company announced. Perrigo Company Eight months after the country’s first over-the-counter daily ...

After starting hormonal birth control, I had no idea the extent of sadness I was bound to experience. My day-to-day lifestyle changed drastically. Any task, no matter how simple, feels too heavy of a ...