The bill, which still needs to pass the House of Delegates, creates the right to obtain birth control and contraception.

Birth control is one of the most effective ways to prevent pregnancy, but it’s only effective if used correctly.

2. Ovarian Cancer: Research indicates that a woman's chance of developing ovarian cancer may be influenced by hormonal factors, such as the number of ovulatory cycles she undergoes. Disorders that ...

Learn how common medications like nitroglycerin, antidepressants, and hormone therapies can trigger migraine attacks.

The Greek word is "pharmakeia" which includes abortifacient potions such as birth control pills ... where there are medicines of sterility [oral contraceptives], where there is murder before ...

Wolfe’s article outlined the concerns that many IUD users felt following a disclosure from manufacturer A.H. Robins Co., which admitted to the death of six women and 36 infected spontaneous abortions ...

As discussed in the text these contraindications have been re-evaluated and reduced during the 45 years of experience of oral contraceptives, with the improvement of their tolerance profile.

Estrogen and progesterone combined in OCs act in a synergistic manner in the gonadotropin axis. They decrease the secretion of hypophysial-luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone by ...

Men have two birth control options: condoms and vasectomies. Why has it taken so long to develop more contraceptives?

Hormonal birth control does not cause seizure conditions. However, some research suggests it may increase seizure risk in people with epilepsy or other seizure disorders. This can happen due to ...

Michigan's reproductive rights expand as Gov. Whitmer signs bills allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills.

Birth control and an abortion are different. Birth control prevents pregnancy from happening in the first place. An abortion stops an existing pregnancy. “There’s a huge difference,” says ...