Birth control is so personal. As a family physician, I talk to my patients about birth control all the time. And the more I do it, the more I've come to realize that no two patients are alike.

A growing coalition of conservatives are speaking out against hormonal birth control, while promoting a more “natural” ...

Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, leaving states to decide whether or not to allow abortion within their borders, it's understandable that some people have been thinking about their birth ...

The time it takes for birth control to start working depends on the method. Barrier methods, such as condoms, are effective at once, while a vasectomy can take 3 months or longer. Barrier methods, ...

One of the simplest, most effective and inexpensive birth control methods happens about a half-million times a year in ...

While you may hope you never need it, it’s important to know about backup birth control-- what your choices are, which type works best, and when to use it. Even the most careful couples can make a ...

Stanford Health Policy researchers built a model to test whether AI could effectively manage disease spread between prisons ...

Certain types of birth control methods have been associated with reduced bone mineral density. The risk may be greater in people who start taking them during adolescence. Birth control medications ...