As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

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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 ...

From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. “I figured it would feel like a Pap smear, like a typical ...

Doctors sound off about Phexxi birth control, a non-hormonal birth control gel, explaining what it is, how it works, the pros, and the cons. In the 60 years since the FDA approved the first birth ...

Doctors say women are rushing to request emergency birth control and abortion pills in the wake of the presidential election. Doctors saw a similar spike after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, "but ...

Neurologists said medication that thickens the blood, like some oral contraceptives, can be a risk factor for stroke.

Physicians usually require an annual pelvic exam before prescribing oral birth control to women, but the two practices have no medical reason to be linked. Indeed, according to a consortium of ...

While catching up with a friend, Mallory Tatman discovered they were both getting intrauterine device (IUD) insertions in the coming weeks. But, the experience that followed was jarring. “I figured it ...