National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is April 21 to April 27. Infertility is generally defined as not being able to get pregnant after one year, or longer, of unprotected sex. NIAW was founded ...

Several months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...

Miannica Frison was in the throes of labor in 2020 when a nurse entered her room at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. Frison was screaming in pain. But rather than see how she could help, Frison ...

Researchers found hormonal contraception remains safe overall, but nuances about its risk to breast cancer underscore the ...

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 ...

Hormonal birth control does not cause seizure conditions. However, some research suggests it may increase seizure risk in people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders. This can happen due to ...

ST. LOUIS — Millions of Americans will be able to vote on November ballots whether to protect access to contraception. In states where tensions have long boiled over reproductive rights, family ...

Access to hormonal birth control — such as birth control pills and patches — is getting major changes in 2024. Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, ...

In the days following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, Americans stocked up on their birth control and pregnancy management options amid the looming threat to access by the president-elect ...