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Over-the-Counter Birth Control Reaches Women Who Previously Used Nothing

Research shows OTC birth control is successfully helping women who couldn't access prescription contraception through ...

Number of Women Seeking Permanent Birth Control Increased 50% After Abortion Overturn

The number of women seeking permanent birth control — via tubal ligation — has increased more than 50% following the Supreme ...

'It’s a little shocking': Birth control linked to 20-year-old Oklahoma woman's stroke

Neurologists said medication that thickens the blood, like some oral contraceptives, can be a risk factor for stroke.
PolitiFact

Breast cancer and birth control: New study shows how science can be distorted

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...
FOX 2 Detroit

Michigan free birth control program ends after one-year

LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - The year-long statewide program to provide free birth control in Michigan has concluded. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Thursday ...
Health.com

FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Birth Control Pills—Nearly 27,000 Packs Affected

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals recalled almost 27,000 packs ...
UC San Francisco

Could This Birth Control Shot Increase Your Risk for Brain Tumor?

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...
WYFF

South Carolina bill could redefine contraception and limit birth control access

PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE. WE’VE BEEN COVERING A BILL IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE THAT COULD FURTHER LIMIT A WOMAN’S ACCESS TO ABORTION AND PLACE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON WOMEN AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. AND ...
The New York Times

‘Who Am I Without Birth Control?’

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...
Times Union

Commentary: Increase birth control access by helping pharmacists provide it

Though pharmacists are allowed to prescribe birth control, we can boost the number who participate by offering guidance on state training, billing and workflow. Credit: Getty Images. The state ...
Scientific American

This Hormone-Free Pill Could Finally Expand Birth Control Options for Men

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s it. For decades ...
Women's Health

Does Birth Control Impact Your Workout Performance? What Doctors Want You To Know

Thanks to TikToks, sketchy health blogs, and Thanksgiving soapboxes courtesy of your toxic aunt, the rumor that birth control affects your ability to perform athletically has been spread far and wide ...