INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A House bill could require health care providers to discuss birth control implants with women on Medicaid directly after giving birth. The bill could requires women on Medicaid ...

CAN I SKIP MY PERIOD BY NEVER TAKING PLACEBOS? Yes. It's totally fine to skip the inactive pills. CAN I GET PREGNANT FROM ANAL SEX? ORAL SEX? The odds aren't zero. Semen has to get inside your ...

Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

The way Americans talk about government efforts to boost birth rates is always odd. Since conservatives want more people to get married and have children, those opposed to conservatives often declare ...

Birth control or contraception is important for adults of all ages. However, choosing the right method of birth control is just as important for people over the age of 40. As women get older, their ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...

Using birth control may increase the risk of developing hypothyroidism. However, some evidence contradicts these findings. The effect may relate to the type of hormone the birth control contains — ...

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Certain types of birth control methods have been associated with reduced bone mineral density. The risk may be greater in people who start taking them during adolescence. Birth control medications ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

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 ...

Good news for anyone who’s ever had the horrifying realization that they’re almost out of birth control pills and they need their prescription re-upped, like, yesterday: The US could soon see its ...