Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

Birth control pills, taken alone or paired with the drug metformin, did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease and diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...

There are slightly complicated procedural and legalistic issues involved, but the bigger question is why employer-provided contraception coverage is so important as to require these legal battles to ...

The couple welcomed Scottie Rose on Dec. 12, sharing the exciting news on Thursday, Dec. 18 Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

Canadian comedian Katherine Ryan revealed that she underwent “serious” cosmetic surgery just eight weeks after giving birth. Ryan, 42, described the surgery as “pretty serious” during the December 15 ...

The most common side effects of birth control methods are minor and temporary. But it’s important to be aware of the more serious risks, too, before you choose a contraceptive method. While birth ...

Birth Control Implants An implant is a thin rod thats inserted under the skin of your upper arm and releases progestin for up to five years, protecting you from pregnancy. It isn't permanent, and your ...

Among patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), those who underwent metabolic bariatric surgery experienced greater weight loss and reductions in A1c levels than patients who did not undergo ...

Sophia Harris first got on birth control pills at age 10 to manage “out of control” hormone fluctuations. Harris, 27, stayed on the pill until around 25 but decided to switch to an intrauterine device ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms (like infertility or even abortion) that it does not cause, or ...

In the aftermath of the 2024 election, explanations for Donald Trump’s decisive victory abounded. One narrative that quickly took hold was Trump’s popularity with online “manosphere” influencers — Joe ...