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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) – Both men and women are responsible ...

For the first time, the FDA has approved an OTC birth control pill. Opill is a non-estrogen birth control pill option containing norgestrel, which is similar to progesterone. Side effects are often ...

Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check out the most popular videos on the subject, and you'll hear horror stories ...

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 ...

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 ...

Birth control and spironolactone are two different types of medications, but they both directly affect sex hormones. Spironolactone is a complex drug. It’s commonly used to treat acne symptoms and ...

What happens to your body after 2, 5, 10, or even 15 years of using birth control pills? Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) are daily medications that contain synthetic versions of ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Birth control pills may alter the way you choose and view your mate. And not in a good way. There’s some science that suggests you're not yourself when you're on the pill. “I have ...

S ocial 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 ...