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

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

Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

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.

While rumors that Trump is planning to ban birth control don't appear to be true, there are several ways the president has ...

The rumor originated from New York Times reporting about the Trump administration destroying $10 million in contraceptives ...

Sweeping restrictions on abortion across the U.S. have already had major ripple effects in reproductive health care. During president-elect Donald Trump’s next administration, restrictions on abortion ...

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

The election of former President Donald Trump to a second term has put a spotlight on what his return to the White House may look like, particularly when it comes to women's health. Online searches ...

Questions about their fate swirled after the government's July deadline for destruction came and went. Then came a false report they'd been incinerated. Aid groups say it's not too late to save them.

A birth control ring is a small and flexible ring a person inserts into their vagina. The ring releases hormones that prevent pregnancy. The birth control ring is a type of hormonal contraception.

Opinion writer Olivia Roderick shares her personal experience with birth control. Although she initially struggled with whether or not to stay on it despite the effects it had on her ...