On May 9, 1960, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first commercially-made birth control pill. This early form of the hormone drug was widely marketed as a solution to unwanted pregnancy.

This work tells the story of a group of reformers dedicated to making contraception legal, accessible, and acceptable. It details how Margaret Sanger's campaign beginning in 1914 to challenge anti ...

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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 — ...

Lord Dawson of Penn, personal physician to the British Royal Household and to Edward of Wales,* last week testified that birth control was an excellent thing. Said he: “To ask this generation to go ...

Women across the country bonded online over their “Ozempic babies” – surprise pregnancies while taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, despite being on birth control or having a history ...

Side effects are possible with any contraceptive. However, popular myths and misconceptions have led many to believe that the risks of certain side effects are more likely than the evidence suggests.

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...

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 ...