Opill, the first daily, over-the-counter birth control pill, is now available. As with all OTCs, people can buy it without a prescription from a healthcare provider, but is this good or bad? It’s hard ...

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

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 ...

Within the next couple of decades, a new generation of contraceptives could hit the American market. One, a pill that prevents certain cells from accessing vitamin A, might be able to limit fertility ...

Choosing between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and birth control pills for perimenopause may depend on medical history, risk factors, age, and symptom severity. HRT and birth control pills may ...

How Birth Control Masks or Mimics Perimenopause. Hormonal birth control fundamentally alters the body's natural cycle. By supplying synthetic estrogen and/or progestin, it overrid ...

Birth control can affect hair growth. Types with more estrogen may support hair growth, while types low in estrogen or high in androgens may increase hair loss. The relationship between hormones and ...

Massachusetts lawmakers have put pen to paper in recent years to make birth control more accessible, but what you can get still depends on your insurance, your provider and your pharmacist. This guide ...

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