The FDA recently approved a new generic version of the abortion pill, mifepristone, which could help make medication abortion more affordable and expand access. The new drug should become available in ...

It takes one week for oral birth control to work or to start working again if you missed two pills. Copper IUDS work up to five days retroactively.

Birth control can treat the symptoms of endometriosis like pelvic pain and period cramping. But it's a short term solution to ...

A new partnership with MUSC Health and contraceptive access program No Drama aims to expand birth control access amid threats ...

Contraception is often used to prevent pregnancies and manage menstrual cycles—which is exactly why Sandra Somarakis, now 61, and Nicole Ryan, 60, chose it for over a decade. Both women opted for ...

Explore the history of birth control and the pioneering woman whose work transformed reproductive healthcare and women’s rights around the world. Former FBI Director and Trump critic James Comey ...

For the uninitiated, the pull-out method hinges on the penis-owner pulling their pecker out of their partner before ...

That's why when Redditor u/Wise_Celery_355 recently asked, "Doctors on Reddit, what medical myth do you still hear surprisingly often in the US?" thousands of doctors took to the comment section to ...

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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 ...

In mid-September 2025, a claim spread online that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration had said birth control pills and IUDs were abortions. Here's what the Trump administration said, ...

The Trump administration has been trying to destroy almost $10 million worth of taxpayer-funded birth control and other contraceptives that were meant for women in low-income countries. The vast ...