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This FDA approved birth control method is effective but your doctor probably never mentioned it

For years, preventing pregnancy in the US has meant choosing between the lesser of several annoyances: remembering a daily ...
Rolling Out

Dangerous birth control methods that threaten your heart

Millions of women worldwide rely on hormonal birth control methods to prevent pregnancy, but emerging research suggests certain contraceptive options may carry cardiovascular risks that deserve closer ...
NPR

Why some young women are questioning their birth control — and why doctors are worried

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn't sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started college. This was also a time ...
KQED

Influencers Criticize Birth Control and Push 'Natural' Methods. Here's What to Know

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 ...
Everyday Health

When Will You Get Your First Period After Stopping Birth Control?

More than 65 percent of women ages 15 to 49 in the United States use some form of birth control, and many of them are on hormonal birth control methods like the pill, patch, ring, implant, injections, ...
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This birth control might be making you gain weight

Weight gain is one of the most talked-about side effects of birth control, and one of the biggest concerns for many women considering it. For decades, women have claimed that they gained weight after ...
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Safe options for young parents to explore

Most of the women think they can't get pregnant postpartum. The truth is fertility returns even before first menstruation, increasing the chances of unintended and closed space pregnancy. In this ...