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 ...

Birth control pills don’t actually contain progesterone — they contain a synthetic version of it called progestin. Progesterone is a naturally occurring hormone in the body. The adrenal cortex, ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Hormonal birth control has always been the norm for many but as personalized wellness grows, researchers and clinicians have ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? I can hardly remember a time when I wasn’t on birth control. Doctors put me on ...

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...

SAN ANTONIO — Birth control, for men. And no, we aren't talking about a pill. Tonight we report on a new medication currently in trials that could be a reproductive game changer. It's a ...

Birth control pills have been recalled after testing revealed a problem that might critically reduce how well they work — but the recalling company says to keep taking them until you find a ...

If you are a hormonal birth control user, you might have noticed nightmare fuel spilling into your TikTok algorithm recently: Influencers telling you that the pill has permanently altered your body ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S., is ...