Common birth control mistakes include not taking the pill at least once a day, taking the pill at the wrong time, and smoking ...

The birth control sponge is a small, round sponge that you insert into your vagina before sex — it's disposable, easy to use, ...

Usually, it takes around a year to get pregnant after stopping birth control, which allows for your cycles to return to ...

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

Newsweek spoke to two women who allege a birth control injection caused benign brain tumors, sharing their experiences and ...

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 ...

The pill is under fire on social media. So why is birth control being called "poison" - and what doctors say?

Questions about their fate swirled after the government's July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false ...

WESTWEGO, Louisiana — Robin Phillip’s fresh haircut is dyed her favorite color — green. But beneath the dye job is a scar that runs along the side of her head, the result of two craniotomies. For ...

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

Many people rely on birth control to plan their family, manage health issues, or simply to avoid an unexpected pregnancy.

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 ...