The FDA on April 9 restricted the sale and distribution of Bayer’s permanent birth control device Essure to ensure women are well-informed of the device’s risks before choosing the contraceptive ...

In 1886, chemist W. J. Rendell manufactured the first birth control suppository. It contained a cocoa butter shell for suppositories that melted in the body to release the medication quinine, a drug ...

At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, Leverkusen, Germany-based Bayer will now add a box warning and patient decision checklist to the label of its permanent birth control device Essure.

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds. Contraceptive vaginal rings and skin patches formulated ...

Social media users advising women to get IUDs before Trump takes office. — -- Online searches for long-acting birth control devices spiked significantly in the hours after the presidential ...

Hormonal birth control can both help and hinder chronic health conditions, depending on the specific method and the condition. Individuals with chronic conditions should consider how different birth ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - New research about a popular birth control method suggests it comes with a slightly higher risk of breast cancer. A study published in the medical journal JAMA shows a 40% ...

During her annual OB-GYN visit, Callie Anderson told her doctor she wanted to get off the birth control pill. “We decided the best option for me was an IUD,” she said, referring to an intrauterine ...

Birth control interactions occur when medications or supplements affect how well contraception works or increase side effects. These interactions vary depending on the type of birth control you use.

Washington — People with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter birth control methods like condoms, the "morning after" pill and birth control pills for free under a rule ...

It’s a weird time to talk about contraceptives. Here's what the debate is missing.