Opinion writer Olivia Roderick shares her personal experience with birth control. Although she initially struggled with whether or not to stay on it despite the effects it had on her ...

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 ...

"Hormonal contraceptives can cause spotting or amenorrhea, breast tenderness, headaches, sleep disturbances, mood shifts and ...

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 ...

She’d experienced two miscarriages in her early 40s, was in perimenopause, and didn’t think she was interested in IVF. Plus, she was grateful for her three healthy, happy kids, a fulfilling career as ...

A birth control pill that's available without a prescription is on its way to store shelves. It's called Opill, and NPR pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin is here to tell us all about it. Hey ...

South Carolina’s most vulnerable women are asking for and getting birth control in record numbers — even in parts of the state without any doctors who specialize in women’s reproductive health, ...

On TikTok and Instagram, a chorus of young influencers are advising women in their age bracket to ditch their hormonal birth control pills, saying they cause a cavalcade of problems for physical and ...

NEW YORK-- Days after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation allowing pharmacists to provide hormonal contraception with no prescription or age limit, many are now wondering about the impact and how ...

If you’re afraid contraception is on the GOP chopping block, you should be. In fact, the war on birth control is already here, and the Republicans’ battle plan relies on the same tactic that paved the ...