The Biden-Harris administration announced on Monday sweeping changes to Obamacare rules to require the coverage of over-the-counter contraceptives, an effort billed as part of a broader effort to back ...
There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Birth control pills have long been known to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, but a new study suggests any type of contraceptive - even, surprisingly, vasectomy - may also ...
A recent study found progestogen-only contraceptives have a similar risk of breast cancer as combined hormone options, NBC News reported March 21. The study, published in PLOS Medicine, analyzed ...
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which stripped away the constitutional protection of abortion rights, some abortion-ban states and pro-life politicians have turned their attention ...
Clouded by myths and cultural taboos, misinformation about contraception spreads like wildfire. From whispers among friends to elder-approved advice, misconceptions about contraception overshadow the ...
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to expand access to all contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including contraceptives that induce abortions. The ...
All hormone contraceptives, including progestagen-only “minipills,” carry a small “excess risk” of breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, but the overall ...
In 2016, a two-hormone birth control method for men made headlines. The injection showed promise, but Stage II trial was stopped after an independent review panel found the drug had “too many side ...
Some hormonal contraceptives are linked with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new research which also found one form of contraceptive has no increased risk of those serious ...
It has been just more than a year since Missouri’s trigger law banned nearly all access to abortions in the state, and according to a new survey from The Right Time, many Missourians remain confused ...