Common birth control mistakes include not taking the pill at least once a day, taking the pill at the wrong time, and smoking ...

With many states imposing bans on birth control pills, other contraceptive options have gained popularity. One of the most ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A birth control skin patch used by many American women carries a risk of serious blood clots that is higher than the risk already recognized for the ...

You should stop taking birth control if you're over the age of 55, have negative side effects, want to get pregnant, or want ...

Pharmacists in New Jersey can begin giving birth control pills, patches, rings and injectable contraceptives without a prescription, marking a major shift in women's health care, state officials ...

Marketed to be as effective as the pill, Ortho Evra is the first skin patch approved by the FDA for birth control. But several months after Jackson resident Rachel Cook started using the patch last ...

The makers of a popular birth-control patch warned millions of women Thursday that the patch exposes them to significantly higher doses of hormones and may put them at greater risk for blood clots and ...

The manufacturer and the Food and Drug Administration maintain that the patch is as safe as the pill. Gingerly, Kathleen Thoren's family gathered around her in the intensive care unit, unable to speak ...

Myths about birth control have long proliferated in the US (thanks in part to the abysmal state of sex ed), but recent events have amplified their spread—namely, the rise of influencers sharing ...