The reason for the large gap in OCP effectiveness under perfect use and typical use may be due primarily to missed pills. Nearly 1 in 2 pill users report missing 1 or more pills per cycle. [5] The ...

Background: More than 30% of the pregnancies in women aged 35 and over are unintended. This paper compares perceptions about contraceptive methods and use among women with and without an unintended ...

Birth control in the US right now is full of contradictions.

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that the use of oral contraceptives may influence how the brain ...

Steroid hormone levels in healthy adults are influenced by oral contraceptives and smoking, as well as other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research ...

Ever-use of oral contraceptives was not tied to a higher risk of liver cancer in two large U.K. prospective cohorts. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 observational studies also found no ...

A new study shows many doctors do not offer self-injected birth control, even though it is safe and effective.

Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University For millions of women, combined hormonal contraceptives ...

For decades, far-right political agendas have targeted contraceptive access, portraying hormonal birth control as unsafe — or ...