Birth control pills can prevent pregnancy and ease period pain, but long-term use may raise the risk of certain cancers. Here ...

According to Gary Wessel, a professor of biology at Brown, the “two targets” of hormonal birth control in women are the ovaries and the uterine lining for implantation. A hormone called ...

Birth control pills, while offering reproductive freedom, carry a complex health profile. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ...

When it comes to birth control, it’s estimated that women bear 80% of the responsibility in relationships.But that could be ...

No drug is as sacrosanct in today’s sexually “liberated” culture as oral contraceptives. But the proliferation of the birth ...

On Candace Cameron Bure’s podcast, the actress shared her personal experience with hormonal birth control with OB-GYN Dr.

GRACE AIGNER: Hi everyone! I’m Grace Aigner from the Minnesota Daily. Welcome back to another episode of In The Know, a podcast dedicated to the University of Minnesota. In my last episode, we talked ...

Groundbreaking science is poised to change male birth control. But the question remains: are men actually ready to take the ...

"I wish a doctor had mentioned this as a possible side effect. I thought I had asked the correct questions and was on one of ...

A team of scientists' findings could "reshape" infertility treatments and opened the door to safe, non-hormonal male ...

Hormones play a powerful role in a woman’s body, influencing everything from mood and energy to heart and brain health. One ...

A massive study of more than 2 million women has found a “statistically significant” risk of developing breast cancer with the use of a specific type of birth control pill.