For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...

A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

Thousands of women are now suing pharmaceutical giant Pfizer over claims its popular birth control injection left them with ...

NEW data show that hormonal contraceptive use may lower major cardiovascular risks for many women, although this protective ...

The use of combined hormonal contraceptives is linked to a reduced risk for major heart issues in women regardless of ...

Your urine can tell you a lot about your reproductive health hormones. Unfortunately, at-home testing can be cumbersome, ...

Birth control pills, taken alone or paired with the drug metformin, did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease and diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...

Current medical guidelines discourage the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) among people who experience migraine with aura—a type of migraine accompanied by temporary neurological ...

"We do not encourage women to stop using contraceptives. These products have many beneficial effects, including long-term protection against ovarian cancer, which is among the most lethal cancers in ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

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 ...