Studies on a male birth control pill were stopped because men complained about the same side effects that women regularly experience.

After getting approval from regulators in July 2023, Perrigo said it has started shipping Opill, the first daily birth control pill available without a prescription, to retailers and pharmacies ...

A birth control pill designed for men that temporarily pauses the production of sperm, with no hormones required, has passed its first safety trial. The landmark birth control pill is spurring ...

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 ...

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 ...

A year after the nation's first nonprescription daily birth control pill debuted for sale, reproductive health advocates said its impact has been felt especially by young women who now can easily ...

From digital tracking apps to long-lasting implants, today’s contraceptive landscape offers women unprecedented control over their reproductive health. Birth control does far more than prevent ...

Some women are quitting hormonal birth control, even though they're not ready for pregnancy. Doctors warn some may be swayed by misleading medical claims online.

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 ...

The anticipation of a Republican-controlled government with Donald Trump serving a second term as president has left some women fearful over access to reproductive healthcare. On the day after Trump's ...

There's more to life than the pill and the IUD, argues women's hormone expert Alisa Vitti—and she's got the intel you need to make the right choice for you. Eliminating hormonal birth control from ...