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The agency is expected to decide this summer whether to allow the first nonprescription sales of an oral contraceptive in the United States. By Pam Belluck A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug ...

For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...

Tech connoisseur Elon Musk shifted his focus from rockets to women’s health recently when he posted on X that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression & triples risk of ...

Now that the pill is soon to be available over the counter in the U.S., experts weigh in on common questions and concerns about the medication. A crumpled foil pack of oral contraceptive pills. There ...

Contrary to popular opinion, using birth control is safer and healthier than not using it, according to a report released Monday. "The average woman who has ever used the pill is less likely to get ...

Not ready to start a family? A recent FDA approval means birth control is now available over the counter. Opill— developed by a pharmaceutical company owned by Perrigo— will hit pharmacy shelves in ...

If you have high blood pressure or other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, your doctor may encourage you to avoid combination hormonal birth control and the birth control injection. But there ...

It's no secret that getting your period can be a buzzkill. Symptoms like weight gain and bloating can be frustrating, especially if you're going on vacation or have a big event coming up. You may even ...

Susan Reimer’s column in Wednesday’s Daily News gave five ways she thinks society has benefited from birth control. First, she says that there are fewer unplanned pregnancies. What does unplanned mean ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

OLYMPIA -- Several hundred thousand Washington women could gain insurance coverage for birth control under a new rule proposed yesterday by state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Based on state ...