Posts urging women to stop using traditional oral contraceptives are exploding online, in part due to influencers promoting them with hashtags like #stopthepill, #hormonefree and #naturalbirthcontrol.

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, may affect the absorption of birth control pills. However, more research is necessary to know whether it makes them less effective or affects ...

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Birth control is one of the most effective ways to prevent pregnancy, but it’s only effective if used correctly. Some birth control mistakes can lead to pregnancy [iStock] Many people rely on birth ...

This article examines the use, or potential use, of mass fertility regulation as a form of population control. Many people think that God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" can be taken too far.

For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...

People who rely on birth control to deal with other health conditions are particularly worried about how misinformation about the drugs has entered the political sphere. Here's a fact about birth ...

Hormonal birth control does not cause seizure conditions. However, some research suggests it may increase seizure risk in people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders. This can happen due to ...

This story is not meant to serve as medical advice and is for informational purposes only. Women around the country celebrated when the first over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, was approved ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

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