Weight gain is one of the most talked-about side effects of birth control, and one of the biggest concerns for many women considering it. For decades, women have claimed that they gained weight after ...

Choosing to stop birth control does not lead to infertility. But many videos highlight possible side effects with little to no context. Emily Pfender: They pull out the FDA insert from their birth ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

Since the approval of the first birth control pill in the 1960s, millions of women have relied on hormonal contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies, regulate periods and manage other health ...

So, you’re on the pill — or maybe you use the patch or the ring — but you still bleed every month. What gives? You might feel a twinge of jealousy towards others who use similar birth control but ...

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 ...

Misinformation is frequently spread on social media about birth control, with some influencers extolling the benefits of “natural” birth control methods like cycle tracking.