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 ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve ...

Birth control myths often include that it causes weight gain, hair loss and mood swings, and that they prevent STIs.

Research indicates that hormonal birth control can influence emotions and memory, shaping the daily reality of women ...

Right now, 800,000 people across the U.S. are at risk of losing affordable access to contraception after the Trump administration withheld Title X funding. At the same time, TikTok and Instagram are ...

OTC pill use rose most among people who used no or less-effective birth control Users were more likely to be uninsured, younger or from rural areas Easy access without a doctor visit was the main ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Courtesy OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to ...