Hormonal birth control can both help and hinder chronic health conditions, depending on the specific method and the condition. Individuals with chronic conditions should consider how different birth ...

For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.

If you're thinking about starting birth control, you may have a few lingering questions about what side effects you'll have to deal with after you go on it. And not all hormonal birth control users ...

It seems like the definition of pregnancy should be simple: You either are or you're not. But medical experts disagree with some conservative lawmakers about what constitutes a pregnancy and therefore ...

Using birth control may increase the risk of developing hypothyroidism. However, some evidence contradicts these findings. The effect may relate to the type of hormone the birth control contains — ...

If you have high blood pressure or other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, your doctor may encourage you to avoid combination hormonal birth control and the birth control injection. But there ...

Most forms of birth control require storage in dry, cool places at room temperature. Direct sunlight and extreme temperatures may cause them to break down and become less effective. Prolonged periods ...

If you’ve used the same birth control method for years—or even a decade—you might wonder whether you’d benefit from switching it up. There’s no shortage of options out there, between condoms, the pill ...

Existing rules say birth control should be covered in some way, but many people are still paying out-of-pocket. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, ...

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which stripped away the constitutional protection of abortion rights, some abortion-ban states and pro-life politicians have turned their attention ...