Taking birth control pills is pretty easy — you just pop a tiny pill into your mouth and swallow. There are two different types of birth control pills: combination pills (estrogen and progestin ...

Hormonal birth control pills can cause mild side effects such as acne, bloating, and spotting. In rare instances, they may increase your risk of more serious health issues, like blood clots.

Have you been feeling unusually irritable, anxious, or emotionally up and down since starting birth control pills? You’re not alone. While these pills are a reliable method for preventing ...

One of the most popular birth control methods is the pill. From 2015-2017, 12.6% of US women using contraception were taking the pill compared to just 8.7% who used condoms. The pill is a type of ...

The uncertainty of it all is just — it’s mind boggling,” one Coloradan says as women and others grapple with an uncertain ...

The birth control pill, for example, stops you from ovulating. It overrides your natural hormones by giving you a steady stream of hormones to prevent ovulation. “If you take it properly ...

The study's result is noteworthy, revealing how the depressive mood might seem misleading in the different phase of intaking ...

Margaret Sanger's birth control movement and quest for the Pill intersected the rise of the eugenics movement in America. At a time when birth control was still not publicly accepted in American ...

Given the incoming administration’s contraception track record and proximity to Project 2025, Americans are concerned with ...

Anxiety around access to contraceptive healthcare is at an all-time high, writes Kirsten Meisinger, a family doctor. The reality is that the political climate will not improve soon. But contrary to ...

What's more, the prevalence of adult acne in both sexes did not decrease ... That's another reason some scientists believe the birth control pill and other hormone-controlling drugs can treat ...

A recent study has explored the impact of oral contraceptives on mood and cognitive processing. Findings suggest hormonal birth control pills may influence depression-like thinking, especially in ...