A systematic review and meta-analysis sheds light on the debated association between hormonal contraception and risk for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

A male birth control pill has been found to be safe in early-stage clinical trials without any negative side effects, researchers have said. The new hormone-free pill, which aims to decrease sperm ...

Preventeza just joined Plan B One-Step and others as an emergency contraception pill option for preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. Here's what you need to know about the new "morning-after" ...

Cornell University scientists achieved a major advance toward a safe, reversible nonhormonal male contraceptive.

Viral claims linking birth control pills to cancer are resurfacing online. Here's what science actually says ...

Endometriosis sees oestrogen promote the painful growth of cells, similar to those that line the womb, in other areas of the ...

It’s a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or ‘the Pill’) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to ...

Áine Rose Hurst died after a rare side effect of the contraceptive pill caused a blood clot in the 19-year-old's brain [Family handout] The mother of a 19-year-old woman who died suddenly from a rare ...

Witnesses testified to the Missouri House Crime and Public Safety Committee last week about multiple bills that would require emergency contraceptives in hospitals.

A bill passed in both the House and the Senate could provide access to birth control for those without a prescription.