Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

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A new study shows access to birth control has increased following the FDA's approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill. In the two years since the pill went on the market, there's a 31.8% ...

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In her decade of using contraception, Erin has tried and tried again: combination pills, the minipill, the ring. “I’ve used six options over 10 years,” she says. After originally starting the Pill at ...