Researchers explore the links between birth control and depression, highlighting potential risks among adolescents.

Often labeled a “natural Ozempic,” berberine is widely discussed as a metabolic aid. Yet research suggests its influence may ...

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes 8.5% of married women ages 15-49 experience infertility. The numbers also show married women of those ages who are infertile ...

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

More than 1.5 million women rely on oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) for noncontraceptive purposes, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Especially among the teenage demographic, 82% of girls between ...

Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee, the film chronicles Cindy’s five-year - long journey to receive FDA approval of flibanserin, the active ingredient in Addyi, but it also shows how that struggle is ...

There is a content warning on page 7 of a friend-of-the-court brief recently submitted in a high-stakes abortion medication case by women who say they were injured or traumatized from ...

Flip a damp log in your backyard, and a crowd of tiny gray roly-polies usually rushes for cover. These pill bugs may look like insects, but they are actually crustaceans, distant relatives of crabs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conglobation protects certain pill bugs and also helps them retain moisture. Some predators have adapted to have specialized ...

When pill bugs roll into a tiny ball, the act looks far simpler than it actually is. Known as conglobation, a pill bugs’ “ball” involves a full-body engineering trick designed to protect them from ...

Birth control pills are a highly effective way to prevent pregnancy when taken correctly. But some foods, drinks, and supplements can affect how well the pill works or increase unwanted side effects.