Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others. Since 1999, the World Health ...

What the list is: EPA's benchmarks list sets guidance for safe levels of pharmaceuticals in water, not enforceable regulations or active surveillance. Drugs included: The list names misoprostol, ...

Two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, new research is looking at who's switching to it and why. In the study, published Monday ...

Women often worry about weight gain when they start taking birth control pills. This worry usually comes from what they have experienced themselves, what they see on social media. It also stems from ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of over-the-counter birth control pills two years ago. The decision has dramatically increased access to contraception, according to a new study from ...

If you have ever worried that years on the pill might affect your chances of getting pregnant, you are not alone. It is one ...