Separating fact from fiction around the pill. Birth control is used by millions of women but the questions around it are never ending for women -- from whether it will cause cancer or help prevent ...

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Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...

While there are many forms of birth control that use progestin, "no increased meningioma risk has been found with combined ...

It's normal to have questions about what birth control method is right for you. With so many options available, from pills and patches to implants and IUDs, it’s understandable if you’re feeling ...

Doctors say women are rushing to request emergency birth control and abortion pills in the wake of the presidential election. Doctors saw a similar spike after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, "but ...

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 ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. But, the experience that followed was jarring. “I figured it ...