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You need a prescription for hormonal birth control, but there are new methods that allow you to get it straight from a pharmacist or even online.

“I’m seeing a trend among my younger patients, particularly Gen Z, of not using birth control because of misinformation they ...

Telehealth services, many pharmacies, and certain organizations, such as Planned Parenthood, allow people to get birth control refills without needing to visit a doctor in person. There are many ways ...

You can usually contact your prescribing physician or pharmacy to request a refill or a new prescription. Many pharmacies also offer automatic refills, which you can request through their website or ...

Usually, it takes around a year to get pregnant after stopping birth control, which allows for your cycles to return to ...

A young woman in a TikTok video unfolds a drug information package insert, revealing a paper large enough to cover her curled up body. “When they forget to give you a blanket but you brought your ...

The rumor originated from New York Times reporting about the Trump administration destroying $10 million in contraceptives meant to go abroad.

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 ...

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 ...

Although some birth control methods can be costly without insurance, free or lower cost options are available. Many clinics, health centers, and programs provide free or lower cost birth control for ...