The study sought to answer questions about how breast cancer risk differs by type of hormonal contraceptive. Doctors say the ...

When hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings first start creeping in, many women wonder if they can simply stay on or switch to birth control pills to ease the transition. After all, both hormonal ...

From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which ...

There’s certainly nothing wrong with avoiding birth control, taking a nonhormonal approach to it, or having a large family.

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 ...

Women using combined hormonal contraceptives lost less weight and had fewer restricted calories while involved in a ...

Contraception is a routine part of life for many Americans and polls show people across political parties agree that it should be legal and accessible. But the Trump administration is walking back ...

Singer-songwriter Lorde, in a May Rolling Stones profile, opened up about her decision to stop taking hormonal birth control after more than 10 years.  She said the sensation of ...

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...