About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new birth control pill will soon be available over the counter. It is expected to be released later this month or early April, according to the manufacturer. ABC11 spoke with ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...

Birth control pills must be taken at or around the same time each day, so women who use them and cross multiple time zones may be confused about how to keep on schedule - and protected from an ...

Men might finally get a chance to bench their swimmers. A first-of-its-kind male birth control pill just cleared its first human safety test, raising hopes that it could soon open the door to a new ...

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...

Male birth control is progressing. The first of its kind, a hormone-free male birth control pill, has been deemed safe for humans, Scientific American reported last month. But the question is, would ...

Not all birth control pills work instantly. It depends on your cycle, the type of pill, and how you take it. If you just started birth control pills and you're wondering whether you're protected from ...

Choosing between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and birth control pills for perimenopause may depend on medical history, risk factors, age, and symptom severity. HRT and birth control pills may ...