ACOG was founded in 1951 as a professional association for providers of full-spectrum ... Redefining birth control as an abortifacient could open the door to outright bans on these methods at ...

The birth control patch is considered a relatively safe, low maintenance method of hormonal contraception. Many people choose the patch instead of another birth control method — such as the pill ...

Search for “birth control” on TikTok or Instagram and a cascade of misleading videos vilifying hormonal contraception appear: Young women blaming their weight gain on the pill. Right-wing ...

Progestin-only birth control comes in many forms: pill, IUD, shot, and implant. ... ACOG explains. Like the progestin IUD, the implant is 99 percent effective at preventing pregnancy.

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Birth-control pills are being falsely categorized by some conservatives as “abortifacients” — something used to terminate a pregnancy. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) Republican lawmakers in ...

A new study is offering more information for women about whether the type of birth control they take increases their risk of breast cancer more than another.. The study, published Monday in PLOS ...

TikTok has become a hotbed of birth control misinformation, with videos accumulating millions of views in which women blame their IUDs for pelvic floor dysfunction, autoimmune conditions, liver ...

Birth control methods like the pill and intrauterine device (IUD) are very effective at preventing pregnancy, and they're generally safe. But not all of these methods are right for everyone. If ...

“The birth control pill is a daily hormone-based medication that's used by a person with ovaries and a uterus to prevent pregnancy,” says Dr. Gina Frugoni, MD, an assistant professor of ...

Florida teens may be blocked from birth control, STI treatment without parental consent “You could have a child that has HIV, and you would not be informed as a parent," bill sponsor Sen. Erin ...