The side effects of the birth control pill include symptoms like nausea, skin changes, and bloating. You may also experience some menstrual changes like spotting or missed periods. Birth control can ...

For many women, birth control pills provide huge benefits. They protect against unplanned pregnancies, can reduce symptoms of PMS and other hormonal issues and might lower the risk of endometrial and ...

Some kinds of birth control are better than others at preventing pregnancy and some come with fewer side effects. Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive, is reported to have the most side effects.

Two men's reactions to reading the side effects listed for birth control pills has gone viral online and for some has highlighted the lack of awareness around just how much women's bodies go through.

A TikToker’s video showing herself before and after going on birth control has sparked discussion among other people who have used hormonal contraceptives and experienced side effects. The video, ...

In August 2021, Emilie Skoog lay on the couch in her parents’ living room, thinking that not a single thing in the world sparked joy. For weeks, the 25-year-old MIT graduate student had been unable to ...

A young woman in a TikTok video unfolds a drug information package insert, revealing a paper large enough to cover her curled up body. “When they forget to give you a blanket but you brought your ...

Everything you need to know about the options, medical advancements, and legal access to contraception. Without ongoing education, our knowledge about birth control is frozen in time. In The State of ...

Objective: To determine the effect of very low birth weight (VLBW; < 1500 g) and moderately low birth weight (MLBW; 1500-2499 g) on children's mental and motor development and physical growth during ...