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 ...

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 ...

While birth control is typically safe to use, there are side effects beyond the short-term concerns about weight gain or breakthrough bleeding. Some of these risks are limited by the type of birth ...

A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...

Not all birth control pills work instantly. It depends on your cycle, the type of pill, and how you take it. If you just started birth control pills and you're wondering whether you're protected from ...

While the FDA has approved over 20 different categories of contraceptives, only two are available for men to prevent pregnancy in their partners—condoms and vasectomies. 25% of women who use ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

What happens to your body after 2, 5, 10, or even 15 years of using birth control pills? Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) are daily medications that contain synthetic versions of ...

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