Share on Pinterest Hormonal birth control has been associated with stroke and heart attack risk, but the overall risk remains low. SDI Productions/Getty Images New research suggests combined oral ...

Some women believe the birth control shot caused their meningiomas, a tumor that grows from the lining of the brain.

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 ...

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 ...

The conversation around birth control has long focused on its benefits: preventing unwanted pregnancies, regulating menstrual cycles, and even treating hormonal disorders. But a new study suggests ...

While birth control is typically safe to use, there are side effects beyond the short-term concerns about weight gain or breakthrough bleeding. Some of these risks are limited by the type of birth ...

People who get migraines with aura—dots or zigzags in vision, or another sensory disturbance that typically occurs before the onset of a migraine—have long been told to avoid birth control that ...

GYN, a two-time breast cancer survivor, and a reality TV star on Bravo’s Married to Medicine. But ask her what truly drives ...

TiKTokers ― some of whom bill themselves as “holistic healers” ― have been arguing that hormonal birth control comes with too many risk to be safe to use. Illustration: Kelly Caminero/HuffPost; Photo: ...

Despite clarifying legislation, abortion remains banned in Texas, except to save the life of the pregnant patient.

US President Donald Trump’s threat of imposing tariffs as high as 250% on pharmaceutical imports is putting cheap supplies ...