Although some birth control methods can be costly without insurance, free or lower cost options are available. Many clinics, health centers, and programs provide free or lower cost birth control for ...

While birth control is highly effective, no contraceptive method is 100% guaranteed to prevent pregnancy. Each method has a different success rate, and factors like forgetting a pill can increase the ...

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A new app from the Canadian company Reya Health has recently launched to help women learn more about different birth control options and which one might be the best for them. The app is free on iOS ...

Separating fact from fiction around the pill. Birth control is used by millions of women but the questions around it are never ending for women -- from whether it will cause cancer or help prevent ...

About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Thanks to TikToks, sketchy health blogs, and Thanksgiving soapboxes courtesy of your toxic aunt, the rumor that birth control affects your ability to perform athletically has been spread far and wide ...

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There are “two different Americas” when it comes to birth control, family planning experts say. A new report finds that only a third of states protect access to affordable contraception through their ...