There’s certainly nothing wrong with avoiding birth control, taking a nonhormonal approach to it, or having a large family.

Singer-songwriter Lorde, in a May Rolling Stones profile, opened up about her decision to stop taking hormonal birth control ...

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 ...

Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a Swedish study from Uppsala University, in which researchers followed more than ...

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A fter 11 years on the pill, I finally made the decision to say goodbye to hormonal contraception. It had been so long, I ...

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in ...

Some foods may interfere with birth control pills. If you are on birth control, it is a good idea to consider removing (or ...

Researchers say blocking these effects of progesterone could be a new way to stop breast cancer before it starts.

Nobody gets a period on birth control” So, you’re on the pill — or maybe you use the patch or the ring — but you still bleed ...

Contraception and family planning are vital aspects of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Despite major advances in modern contraception over the past 60 years, many gaps remain and the rate ...

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.