Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

What's the truth about birth control and how it relates to infertility?

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 ...

Hormonal birth control can both help and hinder chronic health conditions, depending on the specific method and the condition. Individuals with chronic conditions should consider how different birth ...

Women pay more than men for haircuts and dry cleaning. They wait longer to use public restrooms. And in the latest indignity—at least for the short term in Oregon—women at America's colleges and ...

Pfender is an associate fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, a postdoctoral researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and a research ...

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 ...

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 ...