The side effects of birth control include spotting, headaches, missed periods, mood swings, nausea, and more.

When you stop birth control, you may have a few breakouts, your vitamin D levels may decrease, your sex drive may be higher, ...

For over 60 years, hormonal birth control has been sold as a quick fix for acne, reproductive health conditions, pregnancy prevention, or simply the inconvenience of periods. Yet women are beginning ...

For the first time, the FDA has approved an OTC birth control pill. Opill is a non-estrogen birth control pill option containing norgestrel, which is similar to progesterone. Side effects are often ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An upcoming lecture at the University of Texas is exploring the less talked about impacts of birth control on a woman’s body. The Hot Science Cool Talks lecture, taking place Nov. 15 ...

For millions of women, hormonal birth control is a modern essential. But beneath its convenience lies a quieter reality: the pill’s synthetic hormones (like ethinyl estradiol and progestins) can ...

Depo-Provera is one of many birth control options for women. The injectable drug was approved by the FDA in 1992; since then, it’s been a popular alternative, especially for Black women, who are ...