Birth control pills are a highly effective way to prevent pregnancy, but some foods and supplements can interfere with how the pills work or increase the risk of unwanted side effects.

Kristan Hawkins is not what you might call a unifying figure. The founder and leader of Students for Life of America, a grassroots anti-abortion network, Hawkins travels to college campuses for ...

Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning ...

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.

Birth control pills are highly effective, but certain foods, drinks, and supplements can interfere with their absorption or increase side effects. Activated charcoal, grapefruit, alcohol, flaxseed ...

Migrant women living in Johannesburg say they use the birth control pills because they have no other local options. They cite ...

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

Results showed that estimated changes in birth weight were small and not statistically meaningful, ranging from a decrease of ...

Self-administered injectable contraceptives, which are progestin-only shots taken at home every three months, have been available for over 20 years but remain underutilized. Interest in these options ...

The effectiveness of birth control pills depends on regular use, but some dietary supplements may interfere with the function or absorption of hormones. Birth control pills are among the most ...

A study reveals that many clinicians remain unaware of self-administered injectable contraception, despite its decades-long availability. Self-administered injectable contraceptives have been an ...

A new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health finds that community water fluoridation (CWF) is not ...