Birth control and an abortion are different. Birth control prevents pregnancy from happening in the first place. An abortion stops an existing pregnancy. “There’s a huge difference,” says ...

The best birth control is the method you’re most likely to use. Here are some other things to consider as you decide. You’ve got lots of birth control options. Here’s how to get them, and ...

One of the most popular birth control methods is the pill. From 2015-2017, 12.6% of US women using contraception were taking the pill compared to just 8.7% who used condoms. The pill is a type of ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Young, MD While birth control is highly effective, no contraceptive method is 100% guaranteed to ...

Given the incoming administration’s contraception track record and proximity to Project 2025, Americans are concerned with ...

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have developed a new lab model to study how changes in cervical mucus during ...

Many women in the UK have been made to feel like it is a trend amongst doctors to prescribe birth control for about every problem that they are faced with, as a solution for all their health concerns.

In the Atlantic Monthly for July, Mr. Eduard C. Lindeman discussed 'The Responsibilities of Birth Control.' While dissenting radically from the views of Mr. Lindeman, the present article is not ...

Painful period cramps, aka dysmenorrhea, affects more than half of women who menstruate. What's more, up to 20% of women will experience cramps so severe that it interferes with daily activities.