Natural family planning, barriers, hormonal methods, copper IUDs, and permanent sterilization have varying degrees of effectiveness. Family planning involves tracking fertility cycles and sexual ...

Birth control pills are drugs that can stop ovulation and thicken the cervical mucus to prevent pregnany. Some may be suitable for people with health conditions, but they may also cause side effects ...

Here is everything you need to know about your post-Roe birth control options and which are the most effective. Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) was a wellness editor at CNET and holds Sleep Science Coach ...

Pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and other birth control methods can stop or delay a period for a variety of reasons, for instance, to reduce cramps or headaches or when the timing will be ...

Birth control is so personal. As a family physician, I talk to my patients about birth control all the time. And the more I do it, the more I've come to realize that no two patients are alike.

The combined birth control pill uses synthetic hormones akin to the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. The chemicals manipulate the ovulation cycle, as well as the uterine lining and the ...

Endometriosis may be treated with birth control therapy, such as oral contraceptives or an intrauterine device (IUD). Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder. It occurs when tissue that ...