Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others. Since 1999, the World Health ...

Posts urging women to stop using traditional oral contraceptives are exploding online, in part due to influencers promoting them with hashtags like #stopthepill, #hormonefree and #naturalbirthcontrol.

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that OTC birth control has significantly expanded access to a safe and reliable birth control method. Carol Yepes/Getty Images In 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the ...

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 ...

In a blog entry at ColorLines, Akiba Solomon laments a decision by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to squash the FDA’s decision to allow girls under 17 to buy emergency ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...