The birth control pill is used by over 10 million women in the US today and about 4 million of those are under age 25. The Pill consists of a combination of two types of artificial hormones called ...

Birth control can cost anywhere from $0 to over $6,000, depending on which of the many types of birth control you choose. Birth control is free when you have insurance. You don't have to meet a ...

“However, age does increase the risk of certain health conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, and some types of ...

Breastfeeding women should be advised to avoid combined hormonal contraception for at least the first 6 months postpartum. Breastfeeding women can use both types of intrauterine devices ...

A bill in Oklahoma, for example, sought to ban intrauterine devices (IUDs) and emergency contraception. Another law passed in Indiana limited the options and types of contraceptives to people on ...

Birth control and an abortion are different ... which is the hormone that pregnancy tests look for. There are two types of abortion: a surgical abortion and a medical abortion.

We compared hormonal contraceptive use among these women who got cancer to women without cancer. We found that long-term users of all types of hormonal contraception had around a 70% lower risk of ...