The most effective types of birth control are 99% effective. Those include sterilization, IUDs, and implants. The pill is about 93% effective with typical use.

Newsweek spoke to two women who allege a birth control injection caused benign brain tumors, sharing their experiences and its long-term effects.

Family planning assistance from the U.S. government usually helps more than 47 million women and couples every year in low ...

After quitting most methods of birth control, you’ll return to normal fertility within a few menstrual cycles or sooner. The ...

"Hormonal contraceptives can cause spotting or amenorrhea, breast tenderness, headaches, sleep disturbances, mood shifts and ...

It's only been a couple of years since the FDA approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills available without a prescription. A new study published today in JAMA Network Open shows this ...

Women across the country bonded online over their “Ozempic babies” – surprise pregnancies while taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, despite being on birth control or having a history ...

Less than half of female adolescents and young women can correctly answer questions about how contraceptives work, according ...