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 ...

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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1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE. WE’VE BEEN COVERING A BILL IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE THAT COULD FURTHER LIMIT A WOMAN’S ACCESS TO ABORTION AND PLACE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON WOMEN AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. AND ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Trump administration is taking steps to limit family planning services both domestically and internationally. When the most ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that OTC birth control has significantly expanded access to a safe and reliable birth control method. Carol Yepes/Getty Images In 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the ...

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About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s it. For decades ...

Thanks to TikToks, sketchy health blogs, and Thanksgiving soapboxes courtesy of your toxic aunt, the rumor that birth control affects your ability to perform athletically has been spread far and wide ...