It’s gaining traction with women on hormonal birth control, who technically don’t have a cycle ... Still, the gut, brain, metabolism, and immune systems (where hormones do their work) don’t shut down.

The Trump administration eliminated the CDC team that developed national guidelines for prescribing contraception safely for ...

Today marks the first official agency warning about the possibility of these drugs—specifically Mounjaro—decreasing the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.

CNN: How does hormonal birth control work? Dr. Kavita Nanda: Combined contraceptives use synthetic forms of estrogen and progesterone together. Combination methods work to prevent pregnancy by ...

CNN: How does hormonal birth control work? Dr. Kavita Nanda: Combined contraceptives use synthetic forms of estrogen and progesterone together. Combination methods work to prevent pregnancy by ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Some people have concerns about the long-term effects of reversible birth control on fertility. However, no scientific evidence links reversible birth control ...

How Well Do Birth Control Pills Work? When taken exactly as prescribed, birth control pills are 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. But the pill becomes less effective if you don't take it at ...

Women on hormonal birth control may endure a range of side effects, including headaches, mood changes and even blood clots. But the FDA has deemed those risks acceptable given the risks of childbirth.

Searches for "birth control" and "Plan B" doubled between Nov. 2 and the two days after the election, with a notable spike the day after the election, Google Search data shows.

It's more of a backup in case a woman's regular birth control didn't work or wasn't used. Story continues after photo gallery from July 2022. Is the morning after Plan B pill legal?

After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, some women are concerned that birth control will be banned. Here's what experts think—and what you should do next.

They argue that birth control methods do not cause abortions. In most methods of contraception, egg and sperm never meet, medical experts say, so there is no fertilization – and therefore there ...