THOUSANDS of women who opt for four common contraceptives over other forms of birth control may be at higher risk of brain ...

Researchers have investigated whether hormone exposure throughout life may influence brain health many years later.

One of the things we get wrong about estrogen is people think of estrogen as this thing that has to do with reproduction,” ...

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

Posts urging women to stop using traditional oral contraceptives are exploding online, in part due to influencers promoting them with hashtags like #stopthepill, #hormonefree and #naturalbirthcontrol.

For some women, using birth control pills comes with an unexpected side effect: stronger urges to overeat. A new Michigan ...

Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) are daily medications that contain synthetic versions of the hormones estrogen and/or progestin. These hormones prevent ovulation, thicken ...

A birth control ring is a small and flexible ring a person inserts into their vagina. The ring releases hormones that prevent pregnancy. The birth control ring is a type of hormonal contraception.

Can you get pregnant while using birth control? The short answer is yes. And it happens quite often. Almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned. And for almost half of those ...