Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

Using hormonal birth control methods, such as "the pill," may increase users' risk of blood clots, strokes and heart attacks, a new study has found. However, even then, a person's overall risk of ...

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An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal contraception. (JLco) Julia Amaral - stock.adobe.com This could be a tough pill to swallow. Scientists in Denmark ...

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 ...

A recent study linked some hormonal birth controls to higher stroke and heart attack risk. Vaginal rings, skin patches, and the pill containing both estrogen and progestin had the highest risk.

Birth control pills are a highly effective way to prevent pregnancy, but some foods and supplements can interfere with how ...

Two years after the FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research shows it’s effectively expanding access to contraception. Women who took nonprescription Opill (norgestrel) ...