A massive study of more than 2 million women has found a “statistically significant” risk of developing breast cancer with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over-the-counter progestin-only pills may provide the benefits of other contraceptives while eliminating ...

A major study involving over two million women reveals a statistically significant link between hormonal contraceptive use and increased breast cancer ...

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Reproductive health is trapped in a veritable hellscape. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 decision guaranteeing the right to abortion, was overturned by the same institution last May.

New research indicates a link between hormonal contraceptives, particularly progestin-only and desogestrel-based formulations ...

On July 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally allowed women to access one birth control pill over the counter. The FDA signaled in May that this was likely to happen after an advisory ...

On Monday, Paris-based drug company HRA Pharma sent a formal request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking that the regulatory agency approve birth control pills for over-the-counter ...

Credit: Getty Images. A decision on the OTC oral contraceptive pill is expected later this year. The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Obstetrics, ...

The first over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S. — Opill — will soon be online and in stores, boosting convenience and access to oral contraceptives. This means people will be able ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved the country’s first birth control pill to be sold to Americans over the counter without a prescription – 50 years after it first appeared on the ...

The FDA is allowing women over-the-counter access to one brand of one form of birth control pill. But the agency should follow the advice of medical experts and let women exercise their right to ...