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In the United States today, more than 9 million women use one of the most popular forms of birth control: the pill. Developed in 1950, the birth control pill was a critical advancement in reproductive ...

More than 85 percent of women — and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time — use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth ...

According to posts on TikTok, hormonal birth control can cause a nearly unlimited list of ailments: Depression, irreversible infertility, acne, destruction of the gut biome, weight gain, balding, and ...

This is the fifth installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Any Brown student can schedule an appointment with Student Health Services to review various ...

It was supposed to be an exciting time. The new mother had just given birth at age 42, after a much-desired pregnancy. But within a week, she developed postpartum depression. The medical condition — ...

Perhaps you’ve noticed something new at your local market. Opill, the first oral contraceptive approved by the FDA for over-the-counter use, began shipping to U.S. stores in March. It has no age ...

Birth control pills, taken alone or paired with the drug metformin, did not raise the risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease and diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome ...