Taking a combination birth control pill with a lower dose of estrogen may reduce symptoms like headache, nausea, water ...
Researchers state that while the absolute risk is low, it should still be taken into account when prescribing these products.
Recent government funding for women’s health included millions to expand trials of pharmacists prescribing the oral ...
Chesterfield, (House Bill 1716 and Senate Bill 1105) have cleared both chambers, Youngkin again has three choices: sign them ...
Many women spend decades using birth control of one kind or another, except for when they’re trying to conceive or are ...
A bill establishing the right to access and use FDA-approved contraceptives in Virginia is headed to Gov. Glenn Youngkin ...
The University of Connecticut has placed vending machines with the emergency contraceptive Plan B on its campus, the first ...
It’s a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or ‘the Pill’) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer ...
Bush when Plan B, a form of emergency contraception, became a flashpoint in the abortion wars. An F.D.A. advisory panel voted 28-0 in 2003 that the pill was safe for nonprescription use.
While popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are only available as injections, drugmaker Novo Nordisk is working on a more convenient option: A pill. Novo Nordisk already makes semaglutide ...
Women who’ve ever used the contraceptive pill have a 26% lower risk of ovarian cancer, researchers say. Women who used the pill after age 45 benefit even more, with a 43% lower risk of ovarian cancer, ...