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 ...

More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time – use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, ...

Birth control in the US right now is full of contradictions.

This cohort study found associations between hormonal contraceptives and depression risk among first-time moms in the first year postpartum. Researchers found that initiating hormonal contraception ...

A new study has linked most hormonal contraceptives to a higher risk of heart attacks and strokes. The paper, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at the prescription records of more than ...

The long-acting progestogen injectable contraceptives depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate have been found to adversely affect bone mineral density in adult premenopausal ...

Using hormonal contraception like birth control pills and intrauterine devices can come with side effects, though most doctors say the risk of severe problems is low. But in a new report published in ...

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

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald recently signed a standing order authorizing pharmacists to dispense three types of hormonal contraception ...

Weight gain is commonly cited as a side effect of hormonal contraception, and may lead to discontinuation or reluctance to initiate. This view is widely held among clients and providers. Combination ...

Strokes and heart attacks are rare for women with diabetes who use hormonal contraception, with the safest options being intrauterine devices (IUDs) and under-the-skin implants, new research published ...