Since the approval of the first birth control pill in the 1960s, millions of women have relied on hormonal contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies, regulate periods and manage other health ...

On TikTok and Instagram, a chorus of young influencers are advising women in their age bracket to ditch their hormonal birth control pills, saying they cause a cavalcade of problems for physical and ...

The moment you start thinking about getting pregnant, one of the first questions that pops up is surprisingly simple: When should I stop using contraceptives? It sounds like an easy decision, but your ...

You thought going off birth control would be the easy part. Spoiler alert: it’s not always that simple. If you’ve ever dealt with the emotional rollercoaster of starting birth control, you probably ...

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...

Posts urging women to stop using traditional oral contraceptives are exploding online, in part due to influencers promoting them with hashtags like #stopthepill, #hormonefree and #naturalbirthcontrol.