Birth control may help reduce the risk of breast, ovarian and other cancers in women. Findings suggest that women who took oral contraceptives for more than a decade cut their risk of developing oral ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

Many women spend decades using birth control of one kind or another, except for when they’re trying to conceive or are pregnant. So when you know you’re done having babies or if you plan to stay child ...

Birth control pills taken orally may increase risk of ischemic stroke among women who show evidence of other stroke risk factors, according to a paper in MedLink Neurology. The paper notes oral ...

In the U.S. in 2018, birth control pills were the most popular form of contraception, used by almost 10 million women. The Pill has consistently been the most popular method since 1982. Oral ...

Things were bad for Allison Blonski in 2015. She was only 36, but was struggling with painful and disturbing symptoms ...

Reversible contraceptives like birth control pills, patches, IUDs and implants do not cause permanent infertility for most ...

While birth control methods have enabled women to have children when they want, hence are able to pursue their careers, for some it is a curse. Halima (name withheld for fear of stigmatisation) from ...