Birth control pills don’t actually contain progesterone — they contain a synthetic version of it called progestin. Progesterone is a naturally occurring hormone in the body. The adrenal cortex, ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first nonprescription daily birth control pill. Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images Opill contains norgestrel, which is a synthetic form of the ...

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Thursday to approve the country’s first nonprescription oral contraceptive is expected to expand birth control access for millions of people. But the ...

Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, according to the latest federal data. And millions of them use methods that contain hormones, including birth ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A former UNC scientist is ...

Many people assume that once you start taking “the pill” or using other hormonal contraceptives, ovulation completely stops. While that’s true for most users, there are situations where ovulation can ...

How Birth Control Affects Your Menstrual Cycle Hormonal birth control works by changing the hormone levels in your body to prevent pregnancy. Some types of birth control stop ovulation, which means ...

Between pills, patches, IUDs, implants, shots and condoms, picking a form of birth control can be overwhelming. It involves understanding how... There are so many types of birth control. Here's how to ...

There's a battle being waged across the country between people who see birth control as essential for women's health, self-determination and to avoid abortions ‒ and those who claim some forms of ...

In 2018, a handful of couples ditched their birth control to embark on a one-year trial of a hormonal topical gel as their only contraceptive. This gel, however, was for men to use in order to ...

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