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If you just started birth control pills and you're wondering whether you're protected from pregnancy yet, you've come to the right place. Grab a seat. Many women have this exact question right after ...

Extended-cycle birth control pills involve taking one “active” pill daily for around 84 days before pausing for a 7-day break for withdrawal bleeding. After the break, the person begins taking the ...

When it comes to preventing pregnancy, the burden falls largely on women. But that responsibility could soon shift, according to new research from Columbia University that raises the tantalizing ...

Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) are daily medications that contain synthetic versions of the hormones estrogen and/or progestin. These hormones prevent ovulation, thicken ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, allowing Americans to buy a daily oral contraceptive without a prescription. Opill, the progestin-only ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...