Constance Zimmer was on birth control “for way too long.” “My general practitioner had told me I should get off my birth ...

Carly Hataway has spent the better part of a decade trying to understand her hormones. The 28-year-old content creator has experimented with diets and supplements to try to regulate her periods. She’s ...

Women’s reproductive rights in the U.S. are narrowing. Meanwhile, 46% of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended, pointing to the stark evidence of the enduring need for access to effective, ...

There are many different kinds of birth control and even more factors contributing to decisions about the best birth control method for you or your partner. They range from those that rely on ...

There are many different kinds of birth control—and even more factors contributing to decisions about the best birth control method for you or your partner. Some methods rely on the hormone progestin ...

WASHINGTON -- Progestin is the ingredient in oral contraceptive pills that provides the highest level of protection against ovarian cancer, researchers have found. Analysis by the Duke Comprehensive ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...