The FDA recently approved a new generic version of the abortion pill, mifepristone, which could help make medication abortion ...

Contrary to popular belief, birth control will not cause weight gain or infertility, and it is not 100% effective at ...

The type of birth control you take can have a big impact on your risk of pregnancy after a missed dose.

Senate Bill 323 in South Carolina could redefine contraception, potentially limiting access to birth control methods for ...

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Myths about birth control have long proliferated in the US (thanks in part to the abysmal state of sex ed), but recent events have amplified their spread—namely, the rise of influencers sharing ...

A new Rice University study reveals that hormonal birth control influences more than reproductive health, it also affects how women process and remember emotions. Credit: Stock Research indicates that ...

Online videos about birth control have increasingly become popular. While this accessibility can be empowering to share your story, it also opens the door to widespread misinformation without ...

On TikTok and Instagram, a chorus of young influencers are advising women in their age bracket to ditch their hormonal birth control pills, saying they cause a cavalcade of problems for physical and ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...