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 ...

Most forms of birth control require storage in dry, cool places at room temperature. Direct sunlight and extreme temperatures may cause them to break down and become less effective. Prolonged periods ...

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 ...

Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

Side effects are possible with any contraceptive. However, popular myths and misconceptions have led many to believe that the risks of certain side effects are more likely than the evidence suggests.

The birth control pill is one of the most common forms of contraception in the U.S. But in recent years, claims of side effects of the pill have filled social media platforms, often fueled by ...

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 ...

The birth control patch, also called the contraceptive patch, releases hormones to prevent pregnancy. A person can apply the patch to certain areas of clean, dry, hairless skin where tight clothing ...