Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

A year after the nation's first nonprescription daily birth control pill debuted for sale, reproductive health advocates said its impact has been felt especially by young women who now can easily ...

It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here's what the debate is missing.

No drug is as sacrosanct in today’s sexually “liberated” culture as oral contraceptives. But the proliferation of the birth control pill since the 1960s has fostered a number of grave consequences for ...

When OTC birth control became available in 2023, many hoped it would bridge access gaps. OTC birth control users were more likely to transition from using no contraceptives or less effective ones, ...

Several months ago, on a mockingly optimistic sunny morning and the start of a new month, I told myself I'd quit hormonal birth control pills. It felt like I was in middle school again, potentially ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds. Contraceptive vaginal rings and skin patches formulated ...

Convenience stores are aptly named. They’re stocked with essentials people need at all hours of the day or night, everything from a quart of milk to a package of condoms. But they haven’t stocked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These misconceptions can have far-reaching repercussions, for instance putting people at risk for unintended pregnancy or keeping ...

What happens to your body after 2, 5, 10, or even 15 years of using birth control pills? Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) are daily medications that contain synthetic versions of ...